DoJ accused of cover-up after lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files | First Thing
A House Democrat accused the Justice Department of improper redactions in Jeffrey Epstein files that concealed names of abusers while exposing victims.
In a significant development related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, Representative Jamie Raskin, a top House Democrat, has publicly accused the Justice Department of conducting a cover-up by implementing what he termed 'mysterious redactions' in documents pertinent to Epstein's crimes. After reviewing the unredacted files at a government facility in Washington D.C., Raskin expressed concern over the obscurity of many redacted names, suggesting that they were concealed without reasonable justification. He emphasized that while abusers' names were redacted, the identities of Epstein's victims were unfortunately made public, raising serious ethical questions about the Department’s approach to these sensitive materials.