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Those Epstein Redactions Weren't So Redacted

Online sleuths use simple tricks to reveal payments to females, alleged cover-up tactics

(Newser) - Some of what the Justice Department tried to hide in newly released Jeffrey Epstein records apparently wasn't hidden very well. Online sleuths poring over the files say they've been able to overcome redactions using simple tricks—like copying and pasting the "redacted" lines into a document or...

Apparent Epstein Letter to Nassar Jokes About 'Our President'

Justice Department cautions against 'sensationalist claims' against president

(Newser) - A new letter released by the Justice Department from the Jeffrey Epstein files appears to lump President Trump into some very unwanted company—but the department is warning people about "untrue and sensationalist" claims against Trump. The letter also might make an implicit reference to Epstein's future suicide....

Balmoral Email Asks Ghislaine for 'Inappropriate Friends'

Emails link Maxwell to royal figure who went by 'A'

(Newser) - A newly released email chain from the Jeffrey Epstein files is casting attention on a mystery correspondent who appears to be writing from one of the royal family's most famous retreats. In August 2001, a man who signs his messages as "A" and calls himself "The Invisible...

New Epstein Files Document Trump Flights With Him

But all occurred before their falling out in the early 2000s

(Newser) - Another batch of Jeffrey Epstein documents has been released by the Justice Department, and President Trump's name comes up more often than in the first two. As the BBC reports, one document is a January 2020 email that references Trump's travels with Epstein in the 1990s. The names...

Epstein Survivor Condemns DOJ for Exposing Her Name

'Jane Doe' signs statement accusing department of breaking the law

(Newser) - A woman who has long gone by "Jane Doe" in the Jeffrey Epstein case says the Justice Department just exposed the identity she has fought to protect, per CNN and the Daily Beast . The survivor told CNN she was stunned to discover her full name appears repeatedly in the...

Show Us What You Have, Clinton Aide Tells DOJ

Former president doesn't need protection on Epstein files, spokesperson says

(Newser) - Bill Clinton's staff says that if the Justice Department has any incriminating information on him in the Jeffrey Epstein files, it should put it all on the table—now. On Monday, Clinton spokesperson Angel Urena urged the DOJ to release every Epstein-related document involving the former president as it...

Lawmakers Mull Impeachment, Contempt for Bondi Over Epstein

Politicians on both sides of the aisle weigh their options after DOJ failed to meet release deadline

(Newser) - Lawmakers from both parties say they're considering contempt proceedings against Attorney General Pam Bondi over the Justice Department's failure to meet a court-ordered deadline for releasing documents in the Jeffrey Epstein case. The DOJ on Friday released thousands of documents , but not all unclassified Epstein records as required...

Blanche Says Epstein Files Weren't Pulled to Protect Trump

Justice Department says it restored photo as lawmakers threaten to hold Bondi in contempt

(Newser) - With the Justice Department facing criticism over the initial, incomplete release of files related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Sunday that references to the president are not being excluded. "We are not redacting information around President Trump," Blanche said on NBC's...

At Least 16 Epstein Files Vanish From DOJ Site

More than a dozen posts released Friday were gone by Saturday

(Newser) - At least 16 files have disappeared from the Justice Department's public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein—including a photograph showing President Trump—less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public. The missing files, which were...

Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files
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Early Takeaways From the New Epstein Files

No major revelations so far, and Bill Clinton shows up a lot

(Newser) - Journalists have been poring over thousands of Jeffrey Epstein files newly released by the Justice Department , a mix of documents, photos, phone recordings, and videos. It's only the first part of a release mandated by Congress, but it will still take quite a bit of time for outlets to...

DOJ Releases Files, Partly Complying With Epstein Law

Criticism follows incomplete trove, redactions

(Newser) - The Justice Department on Friday started putting out a massive batch of records tied to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, meeting part—but not all—of a disclosure mandate Congress imposed and President Trump signed into law last month. Officials said the release would ultimately total several hundred thousand pages, with...

DOJ Won't Make Deadline to Fully Release Epstein Files

Deputy AG says 'several hundred thousand' documents will be released Friday

(Newser) - The Justice Department is not going to release all of its files on Jeffrey Epstein before the deadline. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said Friday that the Justice Department will release "several hundred thousand" documents related to the sex offender, but conceded the first batch will fall short of...

Epstein Case Files Are Due by Midnight

Sources say there will be extensive redactions

(Newser) - The clock is ticking on the release of the Epstein files. By midnight Friday, the Trump administration is required by law to publish a trove of Jeffrey Epstein-related records that could expose new details about the sex offender's crimes and his links to prominent figures, including President Trump, the...

House Democrats Release Dozens More Epstein Photos

They include images of lines from Lolita written on a person's body

(Newser) - Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released more photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate on Thursday, a day ahead of the deadline for the administration to release its files on the sex offender. CBS News reports that the 68 photos include multiple images of lines from Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita...

Ghislaine Maxwell Asks Judge to Toss Conviction

'Substantial new evidence' has emerged, convict argues in longshot bid for release

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein's former girlfriend and longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell asked a federal judge on Wednesday to set aside her sex trafficking conviction and free her from a 20-year prison sentence, saying "substantial new evidence" has emerged proving that constitutional violations spoiled her trial.
  • Maxwell maintained in a habeas
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Harvard Probes Students Over Viral Videos of Larry Summers

Students face potential discipline over unauthorized filming tied to Epstein comments

(Newser) - Harvard is quietly scrutinizing two seniors who helped thrust Larry Summers' ties to Jeffrey Epstein back into the spotlight. Sources tell the New York Times that the university has opened a confidential disciplinary investigation into students Rosie P. Couture and Lola DeAscentiis after they posted TikTok videos of Summers addressing...

One Key to Epstein's Fortune: He Was a 'Prodigious' Liar

New York Times takes a deep look into how Epstein amassed his wealth

(Newser) - So how exactly did Jeffrey Epstein get so rich? The New York Times is out with a deeply reported story that provides perhaps the fullest account yet of how the college dropout began amassing his fortune. It is not a flattering one. "In his first two decades of business,...

Clintons Face Threats of Contempt Over Epstein Probe

Comer threatens contempt proceedings as Clintons offer sworn statements only

(Newser) - A long-simmering clash between House Republicans and the Clintons over the Jeffrey Epstein investigation is nearing a decisive moment on Capitol Hill, the New York Times reports. Rep. James Comer, the Kentucky Republican who chairs the House Oversight Committee, is threatening to seek contempt of Congress charges if Bill and...

Newly Released Epstein Photos Feature Trump, Bill Clinton

House Democrats release another batch

(Newser) - House Democrats released a selection of photos from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, including some of President Trump and former President Clinton, per the AP . The 19 photos released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received...

Judge Orders Records From 2019 Epstein Case Unsealed

Move follows new law mandating public release of investigation files

(Newser) - The long-shielded federal case file on Jeffrey Epstein is about to go public. US District Judge Richard M. Berman on Wednesday OKed the Justice Department's request to unseal records from the federal grand jury investigation into Epstein, the convicted sex offender who died in jail in 2019 while awaiting...

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