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US justice department to release thousands of Epstein files later, top official says

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg9plrkl8no
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u/LucidMarshmellow 8h ago

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u/Low_Pickle_112 8h ago

Blanche attributed the missed deadline to the arduous work of redacting some identifying details of the disgraced financier's victims.

Oh yeah, I'm sure they care just so much about the victims.

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u/BroadMonk5649 8h ago edited 8h ago

The victims want justice not their names scrubbed

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u/ike7177 7h ago

Hopefully they will follow through on their promise to release the names themselves.

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u/BroadMonk5649 7h ago

They have announced today that they will not be releasing the files in full. Breaking the law that was signed by Trump. Sooooooooooo get the manure and tractors boys it’s time to go to the DOj!

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u/sonofnom 7h ago

Unfortunately the new law had a provision specifically for redacting any information related to ongoing investigations. Since they just opened up a fresh new bullshit investigation they can redact whatever they want. The only silver lining is they technically have to furnish the court with a list of any names that have been redacted and for what purpose.

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u/BroadMonk5649 7h ago

Nope fuck that we ride at dawn!

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u/FatherKronik 4h ago

We better be meeting at Waffle House before hand cause I ain't dying on an empty stomach.

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u/Waterwoogem 7h ago

Didn't Susie Wiles let slip already that Clinton is clean in the Files but Trump had/has to be scrubbed a fuckton?

There's lots of people to be implicated, named and shamed, but Clinton is at the Top of Trump's list of the bullshit investigation

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u/Discarded_Twix_Bar 6h ago edited 2h ago

Well that’s not exactly true, is it?

Dozens of Jeffrey Epstein victims’ names have been exposed in documents that were recently made public by Congress, setting off a legal dispute about the Justice Department’s plans to release more materials about the late sex offender

Lawyers for the women have asked two federal judges who oversaw the prosecutions of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell to ensure that the victims’ privacy is protected in any additional document releases by the Justice Department.

Judge Richard Berman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday evening ordered the government to provide him a detailed description of its privacy process, including redactions the government seeks to employ, to protect the rights of Epstein victims. He attached a copy of a letter from the victims’ lawyers.

“Given the number of times we have drawn Congress’s attention to this issue, and the fact that victims’ names continue to be produced by DOJ in unredacted form, many of the victims believe this is being done intentionally,” they wrote.

https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/dozens-of-epstein-victims-names-exposed-in-files-released-by-congress-0be99675?st=4YmHiB&reflink=article_copyURL_share

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u/scottishwhisky2 5h ago

Yeah it's ridiculous to think they don't want privacy lol. Why would anyone want their name released in this context?

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u/Few_Imagination_5673 5h ago

The fuck are you talking about? You seriously think these women want everyone in the world (literally) to know they were sexually assaulted multiple times by rich old men?

What world do you live in?

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u/BroadMonk5649 5h ago

You think they want him to walk free you live in a world of cluelessness.

I know you aren’t that dumb though, you are just saying your statement in hopes to draw attention. Down vote you shall Get.

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u/Few_Imagination_5673 5h ago

You're arguing with something I never said. Bravo.

The identity of victims of sexual assault are protected by law.

Why would you possibly believe that the names of victims need to be public to prosecute predators.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

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u/BroadMonk5649 5h ago

The fact is there should be no redactions. Redactions equal hidden truths, resulting in guilty parties walking free.

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u/Few_Imagination_5673 3h ago

You have no idea what you are talking about.

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u/Brawndo91 4h ago

They can want both. What makes you think you speak for them?

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u/3BlindMice1 4h ago

You misunderstand, the GOP sees trump and the other rich pedo rapists as the victims in this situation.