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New Epstein files fail to quell outrage as advocates claim documents are being withheld
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 03 Feb 2026
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It's pretty clear they're saying they should only be redacted to protect victims, not perpetrators.
They literally said that the full unredacted files are the only way forward. They were very clearly not saying that.
You are very clearly ignoring that they said this, meaning that some kinds of redactions are appropriate.
I'm very clearly not ignoring it because I addressed it in my comment. The contradiction between their two statements is the entire point of my comment.
They didn't say, "release the files with only the victims redacted." They said release the full, unredacted files.
They did indeed, and using the context of what was said before that, you can reasonably deduce that they meant the full, unredacted files as far as the perpetrators go. You are being willfully obtuse by choosing to take the literal meaning of the last thing that was said and ignoring everything prior.
No, you can't reasonably deduce it. "Releasing the full UNREDACTED files is the only way forward," is an absolute statement. The context doesn't change this.
It's wild that instead of admitting they misspoke and meant there should be caveats, y'all are doubling down on intentions that were not present in the statement.