MASSIVE EPSTEIN FILE UPDATE: FBI PANICS & SCRUBBING EVERYTHING?!
What is going on? That’s probably how our segments usually start, but in this case, it’s a genuine question. Leading Report and numerous other outlets are now reporting that the Department of Justice has recruited as many as 1,000 FBI agents to assist with the release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files.
Now, I don’t know what that means. Why would they need to assist with anything? It seems odd to me. Are they just scanning documents to convert them to PDFs for internet release? I can’t exactly see what a thousand FBI agents could possibly be doing with these files that would be anything good. Honestly, I’m guessing they’re not doing anything good with these files.
It started with a tweet from Leading Report stating that the DOJ is recruiting up to 1,000 FBI agents to assist with Jeffrey’s files, according to ABC News. Dominic Tripler, writing as Dominic Tripley, suggests that these agents are scrubbing the documents of any mentions of powerful people or specific intelligence agencies. The Justice Department reportedly admits it is in the midst of an urgent and chaotic effort to review sensitive materials from the FBI investigation into Mr. Epstein, with Attorney General Pam Bondi pushing the FBI and her own department to release more files amid continued pressure from President Donald Trump’s supporters. ABC News sources indicate that many of these FBI agents usually focus on national security matters.
I’ve said from the beginning, and I know this is an unpopular opinion, but these files have to be released completely unredacted. I even believe the victims’ names should be left in. My reasoning is that if you redact anything, people will immediately speculate about what’s hidden. Every single redaction will be seen as proof of some conspiracy involving powerful figures or agencies like the MSAD or the CIA. If anything is redacted, it will just create doubt and make the release pointless, similar to what we saw with the largely underwhelming JFK files.
Now, Attorney General Bondi ordered this review after the initial batch of files released in February fell short of expectations. Despite her promotion of that earlier release, it contained few new revelations, drawing criticism from right-wing influencers. Bondi claimed that a source in the FBI’s New York field office told her that the bureau withheld thousands of pages of Jeffrey-related documents. FBI Director Cash Patel reportedly promised that no stone would be left unturned.
Interestingly, I was invited to the White House this week for Media Row, but I turned it down. After the whole “Bindergate” situation, I’m hesitant to participate in anything that feels similar. They didn’t mention anything about new files or the Epstein case; it was just a general invitation.
Bondi stated on Fox Business last week that they had received a “truckload of documents and evidence,” and Cash would give her a deadline for reviewing them to protect the victims involved. Some on the right have suggested the government is concealing information about a list of men (and women) involved, potentially including powerful Democrats and Republicans, though no evidence of such a list has surfaced. Lawyers representing women trafficked by Epstein have named over 20 men as participants, yet none of them are in jail.
Under pressure from Patel, agents and other FBI employees in New York and Washington have reportedly been pulled from other duties to work 12-hour shifts reviewing the material. Sources familiar with the effort say they have been instructed to redact only a list of victim names and their personally identifiable information, such as phone numbers and social media handles. Reportedly, a victim’s city and state must be disclosed. This gives me some hope that we might see more than just heavily redacted documents.
However, many of the people doing the redactions reportedly lack experience with such sensitive work. There are concerns that people could still be identifiable through other details and that sensitive information might be compromised. There’s also worry that the documents might inadvertently expose the names of individuals who weren’t among the initial list of nearly 200 identified victims.
We’re seeing the same image circulating online, depicting the FBI doing their “weekend homework” redacting these files. This imagery highlights the immense task at hand and the potential for information to be obscured. These are people’s lives that were completely destroyed, and this shouldn’t be treated as some kind of social media game. We need the information released so that justice can be served.
I have a feeling we’re going to see something come out this week based on these reports. How much new information will be revealed remains to be seen. But you can be sure that the minute we get any new information, we will be reporting on it right here. So make sure you are subscribed and hit that like button, and let us know what you think in the comments below.
