Four men in unredacted files named by Ro Khanna have no ties to Epstein

"Ro Khanna, a California Democratic representative, read a list of six names on the House floor earlier this week and said they were wealthy, powerful men that the DoJ hid in the recently released files related to Jeffrey Epstein. After questions from the Guardian, the Department of Justice said that four of the men Khanna named have no apparent connection to Epstein whatsoever, but rather appeared in a photo lineup assembled by the southern district of New York (SDNY)."

"Khanna, along with Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican representative, pushed the justice department to unredact names in the files, arguing that some names were being unlawfully redacted. Massie claimed credit on X earlier this week for forcing the justice department to remove redactions on a file that listed 20 names, birthdays and photos, including those of Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Khanna then read some of those names on the House floor."

"Two of the six men Khanna mentioned are Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, who has since resigned as CEO of DP World and an Emirati billionaire businessperson, and Leslie Wexner, a billionaire retail magnate, but the other four names did not appear to have any public profile. A spokesperson from the office of Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general, told the Guardian the file was a photo lineup used for investigative purposes by the SDNY."

Ro Khanna read six names on the House floor and characterized them as wealthy, powerful men hidden in Jeffrey Epstein-related files. The Department of Justice told the Guardian that four of those names have no apparent connection to Epstein and instead came from a photo lineup assembled by the southern district of New York (SDNY). Khanna and Rep Thomas Massie pushed the justice department to unredact names, with Massie posting on X that he forced removal of redactions from a file listing 20 names, birthdays and photos. Two named individuals were Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem and Leslie Wexner; the others lacked public profiles. A DOJ spokesperson said random people selected years earlier for an investigative photo lineup were unmasked, and Khanna said he wished the DOJ had provided earlier explanation instead of redacting then unredacting names.

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