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Epstein files Released: Clinton, MJ on the list
NEW DELHI [Maha Media]: The US Justice Department on Friday released a fresh set of documents and photographs connected to the investigation of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, following months of political pressure and the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. Large portions of the material remain heavily redacted.
The released files include photographs and records showing Epstein in social settings with high-profile figures, including Bill Clinton, Ghislaine Maxwell, and pop star Michael Jackson. Other notable individuals appearing in the documents are Mick Jagger, Woody Allen, and Noam Chomsky, according to CNN.
The files, published under the new law passed by Congress, require the release of unclassified records connected to Epstein and his longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell. The disclosures are being made on a rolling basis due to the sheer volume of material involved.
Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of aiding the trafficking of teenage girls and is currently serving a 20-year prison sentence.
The newly released materials, uploaded to the Department’s website around 7 pm ET, include roughly 120 photographs, most showing FBI evidence boxes, envelopes, hard drives, old CDs, and computer equipment recovered from Epstein’s properties in Florida, New York, and the US Virgin Islands.
The documents are heavily redacted to protect victims and ongoing investigations. A Justice Department spokesperson confirmed that one widely circulated photo of former President Bill Clinton in a hot tub had a blacked-out individual to safeguard the identity of a victim of Epstein’s abuse. While the Epstein Files Transparency Act allows the department to redact certain information, some images show faces, including that of an older man, obscured without explanation.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department would retain redactions for materials containing personally identifiable victim information, child sexual abuse material, classified national security content, or information that could jeopardize active investigations. Blanche also noted that the Justice Department has “several hundred thousand” additional documents, with more releases expected in the coming weeks.
The Justice Department emphasized that appearances in the documents do not imply wrongdoing, and Clinton has never been charged or accused by law enforcement in relation to Epstein.
