Lawmakers Slam DOJ Redactions in Epstein File Release (Full Transcript)
[00:00:00] Speaker 1: Absolutely unbelievable that we have a Department of Justice that this is saying this is the best job they could do, and that including revealing private information about survivors. I happened to see a victim statement in the files that was seven pages long. And of those seven pages, four of them are completely black. And so this survivor came forward, told their story, and anything that's in there that was relevant to important data that we should have now, that we should all know, because of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, is completely redacted.
[00:00:39] Speaker 2: So are you saying that the survivors are being identified and the potential abusers are being protected? Is that your point?
[00:00:49] Speaker 1: That is exactly my point.
- The speaker alleges DOJ redactions remove critical information from survivor accounts.
- A cited victim statement was mostly blacked out, limiting public access to relevant details.
- The speaker argues survivors’ privacy may be compromised while potential abusers are protected.
- The redactions are framed as contradicting the purpose of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.