"Zoom in: By Friday, the Justice Department must release "all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials" related to Epstein in a "searchable and downloadable format." The law allows redactions for victims' identities and records linked to ongoing investigations - a carve-out complicated by Trump recently ordering new probes into Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats. What remains unclear is how aggressively DOJ will use those exemptions, given its conclusion in July that "no further disclosure" about the Epstein files "would be appropriate or warranted.""
"Trump shocked his supporters in July by disavowing anyone who believed the Epstein "hoax," insisting the scandal was a Democratic distraction. But a steady stream of disclosures about the two Palm Beach, Fla., socialites continues to haunt Trump - pointing to a friendship with Epstein far deeper than he admits, as the New York Times reported. No evidence has emerged of Trump participating in Epstein's abuses, but polls show deep disapproval of his handling of the files."
Congress ordered the Justice Department to publish by Friday all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials related to Jeffrey Epstein in a searchable, downloadable format. The statute permits redactions for victims' identities and materials tied to ongoing investigations, a carve-out complicated by the president's new directives to probe Epstein's ties to prominent Democrats. The DOJ had previously concluded in July that "no further disclosure" would be appropriate, leaving uncertainty over how broadly exemptions will be applied. Disclosures about socialites in Palm Beach have intensified scrutiny of the president's friendship with Epstein, generating public disapproval despite no evidence of presidential participation in the abuses. The Epstein files continue to reverberate at high levels of power.
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