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US Justice Department officials on Sunday, December 21, denied redacting the Epstein files to protect President Donald Trump, as criticism mounted over the partial and heavily-censored release of documents.

Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have expressed anger after a cache of records from cases against the late sex offender were released Friday with many pages blacked out and photos censored.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Sunday defended the release by the Justice Department, telling NBC's Meet the Press that "we are not redacting information around President Trump." When asked if any material was redacted to due to political sensitivities – which would be illegal – Blanche replied "absolutely, positively not."

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[–] MushuChupacabra@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago

The pages are literally covered up.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 35 points 3 months ago

So when do we reach the 'drag people out of their homes in the middle of the night and beat them to death in the street' phase of enforcement?

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 34 points 3 months ago

So that confirms that it's a cover-up. That and MAGA Mike Johnson sending the House home a couple days before they violated the law and withheld documents.

[–] HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works 26 points 3 months ago

Republican Congressman Thomas Massie, who has long pushed for a complete release of the files, on Sunday joined in with the Democrats' demands.

"They're flouting the spirit and the letter of the law. It's very troubling the posture that they've taken. And I won't be satisfied until the survivors are satisfied," he told CBS's Face The Nation. A 60-count indictment that implicates well-known people was not released, Massie charged. "It's about the selective concealment," he said.

[–] SaraTonin@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago

They literally released s document that had Trump talking about liking a victims “pert nipples”, then they redacted his name, then they redacted the whole thing.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-epstein-pert-nipples/

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 3 months ago

Same thing as ‘russia denies’

[–] Yankee_Self_Loader@lemmy.world 14 points 3 months ago
[–] tidderuuf@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The usual MAGA playbook:

  • Denial <<<< headline indicates they are here
  • Anger
  • Bargaining
  • Depression
  • Acceptance (or lack thereof)
[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 20 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think MAGA tends to follow the narcissist's prayer model tbh:

That didn't happen.
And if it did, it wasn't that bad.
And if it was, that's not a big deal.
And if it is, that's not my fault.
And if it was, I didn't mean it.
And if I did, you deserved it.

They're somewhere around 1-3 depending on the specific person atm.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Exactly this.

[–] phutatorius@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

That sequence doesn't quite work, since they're always angry.

[–] bklyn@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago

I'd be pretty shocked if they admitted it...