CNN reports: FBI in ‘frenzied mission’ to redact Epstein files
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly “frantically” working to finalize redactions related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation ahead of their public release, as detailed by CNN on Saturday. Agents are “working around the clock”...
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation is reportedly “frantically” working to finalize redactions related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation ahead of their public release, as detailed by CNN on Saturday.
Agents are “working around the clock” and have even halted current investigations to focus on processing these files, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Every branch of the FBI has been directed to contribute agents to this effort, including those engaged in criminal and national security investigations. Agents have been instructed to prioritize the redacting work over ongoing probes, such as those involving threats purportedly posed by China and Iran, as reported by CNN’s sources.
The redaction process has been taking place for “much of the week” at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, as well as in offices located in New York and Chantilly, Virginia. Agents have reportedly spent numerous hours redacting both text documents and videos.
These redactions are mandated by federal law. The US Justice Department has stated its commitment to “deliver unprecedented transparency for the American people” in a communication to CNN.
In the wake of this, former US President Donald Trump signed an executive order shortly after his inauguration, which called for the release of the Epstein files along with classified documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
In late February, the DOJ released what it titled ‘The Epstein Files: Phase 1.’ However, these documents were heavily redacted and primarily comprised information already reported. US Attorney General Pam Bondi later claimed that the FBI was withholding “thousands of pages” of documents pertinent to the investigation.
The initial release also faced criticism from Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who heads Trump’s newly formed declassification task force. “Get us the information we asked for instead of leaking old info to press,” she remarked on X during that time.
The Epstein case has garnered substantial attention due to the late financier's extensive connections with high-profile figures, including former US President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and a variety of other celebrities and business magnates.
Trump had personal ties to the convicted sex trafficker but has claimed he never visited Epstein’s private island and insists he severed their association in the 1990s, years before Epstein’s 2006 arrest for soliciting prostitution.
Mathilde Moreau for TROIB News
Agents are “working around the clock” and have even halted current investigations to focus on processing these files, according to sources familiar with the situation.
Every branch of the FBI has been directed to contribute agents to this effort, including those engaged in criminal and national security investigations. Agents have been instructed to prioritize the redacting work over ongoing probes, such as those involving threats purportedly posed by China and Iran, as reported by CNN’s sources.
The redaction process has been taking place for “much of the week” at FBI headquarters in Washington, DC, as well as in offices located in New York and Chantilly, Virginia. Agents have reportedly spent numerous hours redacting both text documents and videos.
These redactions are mandated by federal law. The US Justice Department has stated its commitment to “deliver unprecedented transparency for the American people” in a communication to CNN.
In the wake of this, former US President Donald Trump signed an executive order shortly after his inauguration, which called for the release of the Epstein files along with classified documents related to the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King Jr.
In late February, the DOJ released what it titled ‘The Epstein Files: Phase 1.’ However, these documents were heavily redacted and primarily comprised information already reported. US Attorney General Pam Bondi later claimed that the FBI was withholding “thousands of pages” of documents pertinent to the investigation.
The initial release also faced criticism from Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna, who heads Trump’s newly formed declassification task force. “Get us the information we asked for instead of leaking old info to press,” she remarked on X during that time.
The Epstein case has garnered substantial attention due to the late financier's extensive connections with high-profile figures, including former US President Bill Clinton, Britain’s Prince Andrew, billionaire Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, and a variety of other celebrities and business magnates.
Trump had personal ties to the convicted sex trafficker but has claimed he never visited Epstein’s private island and insists he severed their association in the 1990s, years before Epstein’s 2006 arrest for soliciting prostitution.
Mathilde Moreau for TROIB News
