{"id":62106,"date":"2025-12-20T04:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/over-500-pages-in-epstein-files-were-entirely-blacked-out-cbs-news-finds\/"},"modified":"2025-12-20T04:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T04:53:06","slug":"over-500-pages-in-epstein-files-were-entirely-blacked-out-cbs-news-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.itshrt.com\/worldnews\/over-500-pages-in-epstein-files-were-entirely-blacked-out-cbs-news-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 500 pages in Epstein files were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- ItShrt World News -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6606220950177433\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"1882483372\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The Justice Department <span class=\"link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/live-updates\/epstein-files-released-2025\/\" data-invalid-url-rewritten-http=\"\">released thousands of new records<\/a><\/span> on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents are fully redacted, CBS News has found.<\/p>\n<p>The newly released files included photos of several prominent people in Epstein&#8217;s orbit, images from his homes and investigative records that detail disturbing allegations against the late sex offender. But the heavy redactions in many of the records have drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans, as the department defends its handling of the files.<\/p>\n<p>One series of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00006109.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">three<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00006209.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">consecutive<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00006309.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">documents<\/a> \u2014 totaling 255 pages \u2014 is entirely redacted, with each page covered by a black box. A fourth <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%203\/EFTA00005586.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">119-page document<\/a> labeled &#8220;Grand Jury-NY&#8221; is also entirely redacted. It&#8217;s unclear what proceedings it stemmed from, but the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%203\/EFTA00005578.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">document<\/a> listed immediately before it is a transcript in which a prosecutor asks a grand jury in 2020 to consider evidence for a superseding indictment of Epstein&#8217;s convicted co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed--type-file-pdf\" data-id=\"7e882f0c-1c13-4bb6-b2e4-f8c6c735aa50\">\n<p>A fully redacted document released as part of the Epstein files<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>At least 180 blacked-out pages appear in files that are mostly but not entirely redacted. In some cases, a cover page, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00005878.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">photo of a folder<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00005731.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">something else that isn&#8217;t fully redacted<\/a> precedes several pages that are entirely obscured by a black box.<\/p>\n<p>In other cases, the redactions were more sparing. For example, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%204\/EFTA00007157.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">96-page police report<\/a> on a Florida investigation into Epstein in the mid-2000s redacts the names of victims and other details, but leaves many other details in.<\/p>\n<p>And some of the thousands of photos included in Friday&#8217;s release are partially redacted, with some people&#8217;s faces obscured by boxes. Photos that include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%202\/EFTA00003170.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">former President Bill Clinton<\/a>, pop star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/epstein\/files\/DataSet%202\/EFTA00003367.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Michael Jackson<\/a> and other notable people have partial redactions (though Clinton and Jackson themselves are fully visible).<\/p>\n<h2>Why was the DOJ allowed to redact Epstein files?<\/h2>\n<p>The Epstein Files Transparency Act, passed by Congress last month, requires the Justice Department to release the files in its possession related to Epstein and Maxwell.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Redactions are allowed for a handful of reasons, including to protect survivors&#8217; personal information and to leave out violent photos and child sexual abuse material. Documents can also be withheld in a &#8220;tailored and temporary manner&#8221; if their release would &#8220;jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Some of Friday&#8217;s redactions appear to black out the names of survivors, but it&#8217;s not clear in every case why information was blacked out. The government is required to give Congress a list of redactions within 15 days.<\/p>\n<p>The law explicitly forbids the government from withholding records due to the risk of &#8220;embarrassment, reputational harm, or political sensitivity.&#8221; The Justice Department said on X that <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/TheJusticeDept\/status\/2002205851285594614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">no politicians&#8217; names<\/a> were redacted from the files.<\/p>\n<p>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a letter to Congress earlier Friday that a team of more than 200 Justice Department lawyers scoured the documents in search of survivors&#8221; names and other things that needed to be redacted. He said the department is still going through the files and will release more of them on a &#8220;rolling basis,&#8221; though the law required them to be released by Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Blanche&#8217;s letter also said &#8220;additional lawyers of review&#8221; were necessary when reviewing grand jury transcripts. Judges in New York and Florida have given the government permission to release grand jury transcripts from Epstein and Maxwell&#8217;s cases, but the judge overseeing the Maxwell case <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.nysd.539611\/gov.uscourts.nysd.539611.820.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">required the top federal prosecutor in Manhattan<\/a> to &#8220;personally certify&#8221; that none of the documents contain victims&#8217; personal information.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>Democrats criticize the redactions in Epstein files<\/h2>\n<p>Some lawmakers have blasted the Justice Department for the redactions and for acknowledging that some documents will be released later.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, who helped lead the effort to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act, argued that Friday&#8217;s document release wasn&#8217;t in compliance with their law.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RoKhanna\/status\/2002150152690348438\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">called it<\/a> an &#8220;incomplete release with too many redactions&#8221; in a video posted to X. He said he&#8217;s &#8220;exploring all options,&#8221; including impeachment or referrals for prosecution. Massie <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/2002155838467965273\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">said the release<\/a> &#8220;grossly fails to comply with both the spirit and the letter of the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, said: &#8220;Simply releasing a mountain of blacked out pages violates the spirit of transparency and the letter of the law. For example, all 119 pages of one document were completely blacked out. We need answers as to why.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>CBS News has reached out to the Justice Department for comment on the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>The Justice Department has defended its handling of the files. Blanche told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/epstein-files-explode-open-doj-details-discovery-powerful-figures-more-than-1200-victims\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Fox News Digital<\/a>: &#8220;The only redactions being applied to the documents are those required by law \u2014 full stop.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Democrat administrations in the past have refused to provide full details of the Jeffrey Epstein saga,&#8221; Blanche said in his letter to lawmakers. &#8220;But President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, and FBI Director Patel are committed to providing full transparency consistent with the law.&#8221;<\/p>\n<section class=\"content__body--footer\">\n<\/section>\n<p>  <!-- data-recirc-source=\"queryly\" --><\/p>\n<aside class=\"component list recirculation component--type-recirculation \">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">More from CBS News<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"component__item-recirc-block\">\n<p><h3 class=\"component__title\">Go deeper with 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