"The justice department's partial release of the Epstein files on Friday signaled how the agency is using a variety of tactics to try to bury and obfuscate Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein, writes Sam Levine. The release underscores how the Trump administration is trying to balance both the demand to release the files something encouraged in large part by the Maga base while also obfuscating with a slow trickle of document dumps to prevent any embarrassment to Trump,"
"Giuffre's sister-in-law Amanda Roberts adds that nothing the Department of Justice does comes as a surprise. She claims it has used the case as a political toy. When there were rumours that potentially the president could be named in there, all of a sudden the story changed, she says. Then it was hoax and there was nothing to see, she adds."
The Department of Justice released a partial, heavily redacted tranche of Epstein files. The release employed tactics that appear aimed at burying and obfuscating Donald Trump's connection to Jeffrey Epstein while also responding to demands from the MAGA base to release documents. The administration has opted for a slow trickle of document dumps to limit potential embarrassment for Trump. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department will continue rolling releases over coming weeks during the holiday period, betting public attention will wane. Observers estimate the released tranche is roughly 10% of DOJ material; Trump is scarcely mentioned and denies wrongdoing.
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