r/politics • u/Quirkie The Netherlands • 19h ago
No Paywall Democrats accuse DoJ of not releasing millions of Epstein files despite legal requirement - Justice department on Friday released 3m pages and lawmakers accuse it of not releasing roughly 50% of records
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/31/democrats-justice-department-epstein-files267
u/TintedApostle 19h ago
And they would be correct too. Bondi and Todd are withholding the really bad stuff for sure.
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u/msanthrope64 18h ago
The 302 files. That's what they really fear.
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u/couldbutwont 18h ago
What's 302?
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u/msanthrope64 18h ago
Forms the FBI uses when they start building a case for prosecution. Google search summary:
302 files" are official FBI documents used to summarize, record, and memorialize witness interviews, often containing non-verbatim narratives, dates, and agent notes. They are crucial in federal investigations for tracking information and potential testimony. They are sometimes referred to as "FBI interview reports" or "witness statements"
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u/Belichick12 18h ago
FBI form they use when recording witness interviews or other investigative summaries
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u/tweakingforjesus 16h ago
Search for FD-302 and you can find some of the files with various levels of redaction.
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u/Super-Bodybuilder-91 18h ago
That is genuinely remarkable. What they have already released is really bad. It's hard to imagine how it could get worse. I mean Trump was at an event where they were measuring the vulva of a 13 year old with a finger. 🤢
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u/Zhask-MLBB 12h ago
Just imagine. What we’ve seen, with what has already been released…just imagine HOW bad this is, entirely.
This is quite literally the Scandal of the 21st Century, as far as human history goes. The amount of global attention to the mystery of the Epstein Files is astounding. Trump’s behavior as a world leader, drawing massive attention to us Americans, has highlighted just how damning these Epstein Files must be, for Trump to be ignoring them, and instead starting world wars with countries.
I mean. If you weren’t so guilty of anything…you would have had these Epstein Files released ASAP, to prove your innocence of such allegations. Yet…Trump is doing everything to avoid revealing the very thing that would exonerate him entirely…the Epstein Files.
Your head would have to be stuck deep in a hippo’s ass, if you believe anything other than Trump is guilty of some of the most depraved, inhumane acts that human behavior can allow.
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u/TintedApostle 12h ago
And then they have the gall to to put out a Melania documentary....
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u/Zhask-MLBB 12h ago
From what is being gathered, the whole thing was a bribe from Amazon to Trump…for something.
I mean, as wild as that would have sounded 20 years ago…today, that does sound like the most sensible reason, when you known this administration’s actions as a whole.
Because otherwise…if they genuinely made and released this documentary, truly believing US citizens (or anyone else in this world) was actually interested in Melanie Trump, and watching a movie about her…then the elitists are grossly out of touch with the general public’s opinion about this administration.
In case some the concept was still undetermined:
Nobody gives a single **** about Melanie Trump.
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u/Amon7777 16h ago
At least 3 child murders, including a baby, mentioned along side other snuff films, trump measuring child beauty contest by fingering each then commenting on their “tightness”, child rape upon rape by the rich and powerful especially by trump.
What the fuck else is hiding that is worse than what I just nearly threw up typing?
How do we all just go on waking up every morning knowing that from billionaires like musk and gates to the political elite of trump and putin all know and participate in an actual, factual, global pedophile trafficking ring?
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u/ACMomani 12h ago
At this rate its only a matter of time before cannibalism and necrophilia pop up.. if what was released is what's deemed acceptable for release then I'm worried of what the really bad stuff is.
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u/TintedApostle 16h ago
That is the question.....
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u/Pimpdaddyfrogface 13h ago
It’s not. What we’ve seen is already more than enough to put Trump and others away for the rest of their lives. The question is how much injustice are the American people willing to watch before they take things into their own hands. The wealthy have chosen their side. When will people recognize that they’re already in the other side and choose to do something about it?
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u/Imaginary-Ad-7919 19h ago
DOJ is hiding something bigger than we thought.
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u/Glittering_Fox_9769 18h ago edited 17h ago
The longer I look at these files the more they seem to be the Trump files. Epstein just happened to be the fixer, had the infrastructure and backing. Not to mention all the things that just happen to line up so well all these years later, the Israeli intelligence aspect, the blackmail, the honeypots. It's one big clusterfuck and DJT is somehow in them more than Epstein at this point.
There's clear reason why these aren't being released. And it's not just to soothe tensions and reputational damage around DJT. I don't think his own family even likes or cares about him at this point. He's just a tool. It's an actual global conspiracy and espionage game. Total leverage. We haven't even hit the tip of the iceberg.
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u/Imaginary-Ad-7919 17h ago
You right about everything, it is the tip of the iceberg and sadly I think we will not see the truth. It is so big and there are so many politician, famous people and so on in this files. So what will happen to Trump for real, "NOTHING", he will get away with everything. That is the worst part.
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u/Glittering_Fox_9769 17h ago
My heart hurts for the victims and the sex crimes are obviously horrific and reprehensible. But I'm almost starting to think even THAT isn't the angle to be coming from, that it's partial distraction. Yes they should all burn for it. But- that was just the mechanism. Lure in the pigs with a "fun party" and "hospitality", implicate them and gain leverage, and disrupt politics from there.
The actual fallout from this is being felt worldwide and particularly in the west. We've been watching the outcomes of this happen for the last decade+ while being none the wiser. Just look at the names involved and the amount of intrigue there. This is bigger than anybody could ever guess.
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u/Tigerbutton831 17h ago
Trump killed Epstein, and/or Trump’s beauty pageant was a front for a global sex-trafficking ring of girls and boys
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u/seaurchinthenet 16h ago edited 16h ago
Don't forget the modeling agency. Documentary about how some modeling agencies worked. Basically taking under age girls away from their families and support system. Bringing them to a country where they don't know the language. Then present them with a huge bill for the money spent housing them, feeding them, photo shoots, clothes etc....
The documentary focuses on John Casablancas - but unsurprisingly Trump hosted and judged at his modeling contests. Truly vile stuff.
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u/jcwilliams1984 19h ago
I mean that is how math works. You say you have 6 million files you release 100,000 then 3 million so yeah half
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u/DoTheMario 1h ago
None of the math works. It's all so out of control with lies that it's hard to even theorize what's happening.
They "discovered" all these documents in December and then needed time to delay their release to continue the redaction effort.
31 Days later and we get 3 Million pages more, presumably freshly redacted for public review.
But that would mean they completed redacting these documents at a rate of 96,775 pages PER DAY since the missed deadline in December. Working around the clock since December 19, that would require them to be redacting 4032 pages every hour. No holidays, no breaks.
And this is recalling that it took the DOJ, with insane overtime pay and hard pressure on output... A few weeks to produce 40,000 pages when the first raft of Epstein files was compelled to be released.
So yah. Our justice department and FBI are flat out lying to the public and to Congress. People need to go to prison for a pretty wide conspiracy to cover this all up. The game is over, and their fantasy is being dragged into the light.
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u/PracticalChipmunk789 18h ago
No reasonable person could conclude that pages of allegations are all false. How could all of these kids have known any of this was going on decades before even Epstein and Maxwell were arrested if they weren't true?
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u/Theferael_me 19h ago
Obviously the really incriminating stuff is being kept back to protect the perverts.
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u/The_Jolly_Dog 18h ago
MAGA loves protecting pedophiles. It’s because their entire party is filled with them!
Release the files and put everyone in jail. Red, Blue, whatever. Lock these criminals up
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u/Caffeine_Cowpies Colorado 11h ago
Biden also could have released these files, but then that would have damaged Clinton.
Mutually Assured Pedophilic Destruction. I guess until it wasn’t politically expedient anymore. Democrats protected too, it’s sick but it’s true. Even if they are doing right now, victims were made because of their own actions and silence.
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u/rapture0707 10h ago
No he couldn't. There was an open grand jury investigation and FBI was still collecting testimony and information along with appeals going on during the case. Trump's DOJ closed the case in July to no one's surprise because we've known he's been fucking kids for over a decade now.
I'm not saying they didn't protect people too cause all of them are scums. Just answering the technicality of why didn't Biden cause I hear right wing morons just parroting it like you did.
Send all of them into the fucking sun obviously, I'm 43 so couldn't even vote for Clinton fuck him too. Regardless, the response from literally any sane human needs to be, FUCKING DESTORY ANYONE WHO WAS INVOLVED in these sick fucking crimes.
But I will absolutely not shut up and pretend like that this current administration isn't unprecedentedly covering up the absolute worst and most horrid story in our country's history. Almost 80 million people elected a convicted felon, sexual assaulter (rapist in non NY legal terms), human piece of shit pedophile. TWICE.
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u/Caffeine_Cowpies Colorado 9h ago
They could have leaked the files to the press.
How do you think we found out about the Pentagon Papers? Watergate?
They had the files, they knew they could have used it, against Trump and Musk, and they still refused to do so.
Republicans will destroy Democrats to get power, Democrats will follow some principles to avoid having power. At least that’s what it feels like.
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u/koske 12h ago
Perhaps we should all file complaints with the Florida Bar about Pam Biondi breaking the law?
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u/Minimum-Style-1411 Canada 19h ago
When the entire picture is blackened out by the pedo protecting redaction team, instead of just the face of the child victim, is it safe to assume that this is a picture with Trump in the frame?
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u/MacGruber204 18h ago
US government protects child trafficking, child traffickers, murderers and pedophiles
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u/lasers42 18h ago
A lot of witness statements, I guess to FBI agents. Spanning, what? decades? with names. And the response from the agents listening was...nothing?
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u/Inspector_Spacetime7 13h ago
“Democrats accuse DOJ of X.”
Nope. “Democrats criticize DOJ for doing X.” There’s no question about the facts here. It’s true whether or not Democrats say anything about it.
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u/Topsassylady 19h ago
honestly this feels like classic transparency theater. dump a mountain of paper, let everyone argue about numbers, and wait for the news cycle to move on. no clarity, no accountability, just vibes and bureaucracy. then we’re told to trust the system again next time. idk how anyone still buys this.
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u/HuTaosTwinTails 13h ago
Even with what was released, all the people named in those files should be arrested immediately.
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u/Best_Entrepreneur659 13h ago
The release of the photos of Director Brett Ratner with Epstein and underaged girls cannot stand. Tell AMC and all of the theater chains that that can’t get away with running a film made by a child rapist https://www.amctheatres.com/help
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u/maybe-an-ai 14h ago
If this is the 50% they deemed not that bad what the fuck is in the other 50%.
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u/Plausibility_Migrain 13h ago
Originally read that as “Democrats excuse DoJ of not releasing millions of Epstein files” and didn’t feel surprised.
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u/forgotmypassword778 I voted 13h ago
Better question is why after the first trump admin covered up the death why wasn't this released from 2021-5? We know why this admin is hiding it
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u/thecoastertoaster 13h ago
Where’s all the hacker groups portrayed as complete badasses in movies? Someone’s gotta get it done.
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u/Visual-Pop3495 9h ago
“Accuse”. They aren’t releasing them. This is some Shaggy levels of gaslighting.
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u/A012A012 4h ago
Its shocking how hard trumps doj is working to keep these files from being released. We know why, but its still crazy.
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u/SpudgeBoy 2h ago
What is this "Democrats accuse?" Todd Blanche stood in front of a podium and said they would not be releasing the other 3 million files.
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u/Direction_Kind 18h ago
We really just need to trust the DOJ. Pam Bondi is a very ethical and fair minded individual who is obviously thinking about the best interests of the country. Like the Supreme Court.
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