"Raskin told reporters that he wanted to view the complete files to better understand how the justice department handled the redaction process. I went over there, and I was able to determine, at least I believe, that there were tons of completely unnecessary redactions, in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims, and so that was troubling to us, Raskin told reporters."
"They violated that precept by releasing the names of a lot of victims, which is either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on their part, or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward, that they need to be careful because they can be exposed and have their personal information dragged through the mud as well, Raskin said."
Unexplained redactions in released Jeffrey Epstein files obscured alleged abusers' names while many documents publicly revealed victims' identifying details. The Epstein Files Transparency Act required public release of millions of related files with limited allowable redactions to protect victims. Review of unredacted records at a government facility found numerous apparently unnecessary redactions alongside failures to protect victim identities. The Justice Department has released about 3.5 million files with roughly 3 million more awaiting release. Observers characterized the redaction failures as either severe incompetence or an intentional deterrent to survivors considering coming forward.
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