This Friday, December 19th, The U.S. Department of Justice began releasing records related to the investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but many documents were redacted. The financier, who had close ties to the world’s most powerful circles in politics, art and business, was found hanged in prison in 2019 before his trial for sex crimes began. This unexpected death led to the theory that he was killed to prevent him from talking about his famous friends, which included the current president. Donald Trump.
More photos were released today where Epstein can be seen with characters like Mick Jagger, leader of the Rolling Stones; the singer Michael Jackson or former Democratic President Bill Clinton; What caused discomfort is this In the released documents, sections are completely crossed out or have black boxesHowever, despite these limitations, the files show that the late billionaire has strong connections to A-list stars.
The documents include, for example seven pages with the completely crossed out list of names of 254 masseusesaccompanied by the statement: “Censored to protect information from potential victims.” Another file contains dozens of censored images showing naked figures or with very little clothing.
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The publication of several photos showing Clinton in complex situations had a strong impression: one of these pictures was the former president lying in the hot tub next to a person whose face was covered; in another they swim with a dark-haired woman who looks like Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein’s partner and accomplice.
Trump officials took advantage of the situation to question the Democratic leader. Steven CheungWhite House Communications Director, ironically wrote on his X account: “Bill Clinton just relaxes without a care in the world. He didn’t know…“; Press spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt was just “shocked”write: “Oh God!“.
Chuck Schumer, leader of the Democratic minority in the Senate, omitted this issue that concerns his co-religionist and took aim at the government: “This series of heavily censored documents that the Justice Department released today is only a fraction of the total body of evidence. For example, the 119 pages of a document were completely blacked out. Merely posting a mountain of redacted pages violates the spirit of transparency and the letter of the law.“.
Todd Blanche, an assistant federal prosecutor in the case, made it clear in an interview with the network foxthat the documents would be censored to protect victimsand emphasized that “there are no new charges at the moment, but we are investigating.”
President Trump was friends with Epstein for years and tried to prevent the release of these filesdespite promising total transparency on the matter during his 2024 campaign; In the end, he had to give in to pressure from Congress, including MPs from his own party. On November 19, he ordered the materials released within 30 days, a deadline that ended at midnight on December 19.
In his conversation with the chain foxBlanche clarified “Several hundred thousand” additional documents are expected “in the coming weeks.”
Last week, Democratic lawmakers released Photos in which Epstein was seen in the company of businessmen such as Bill Gates and Richard Branson and the filmmaker and screenwriter Woody Allen. Trump could also be seen in these pictures, accompanied by women with covered faces.
The sitting president moved in the same social circles as the financier and it was common to see them together at various events in the 1990s; However, The Republican leader ended his relationship with Epstein before he was arrested. Trump’s most conservative supporters seem obsessed with this story and insist on it The late billionaire controlled a sex trafficking network of minors to satisfy a privileged elite consisting of artists, politicians and business people.
Thanks to the Epstein Files Transparency Act The Justice Department is required to release any unclassified documents it has on the caseincluding what relates to Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence for recruiting minors.
Who was Jeffrey Epstein?
Born in New York in 1953, Epstein was extremely successful as a financier, which allowed him to form a huge circle of friends that included artists, scientists, journalists, politicians and even members of the royal family. In 2019, he was accused of recruiting, molesting and abusing minors between 1994 and 2004. The businessman is said to be… He “shared” these teenagers with his billionaire friends at private parties which he carried out in the various residencies he had around the world.
Barely a month after his incarceration and while awaiting trial, Epstein, then 66, is said to have committed suicide in his cell. On the other hand, Ghislaine Maxwell, his partner and partner, was arrested by the FBI at a villa in Bradford in July 2020New Hampshire, which he acquired to hide from justice. In 2022, a New York court sentenced him to 20 years in prison for participating in the sex trafficking of minors.
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