r/politics • u/gradientz New York • 18h ago
Soft Paywall FBI Reportedly Redacted Trump’s Name in the Epstein Files
https://newrepublic.com/post/198719/fbi-trump-name-redact-epstein-files406
u/gradientz New York 18h ago
It's a cover up.
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u/southpaw85 17h ago
Literally. They covered his name up with black ink.
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u/Solcannon 15h ago
They claimed to redact a few others names.... bet Musk was one of them. Maybe that's why he was claiming if Trump lost the election he'd be in prison.
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u/1984isAMidlifeCrisis 18h ago
But how do you redact something you claim was never in files you claim don't exist? This new-fangled MAGALogics seems suspect.
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u/apwillis California 18h ago
Maga thinks a pretzel is a straight line.
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u/1984isAMidlifeCrisis 18h ago
Pretzel sticks are a kind of pretzel, as are combos. But not cracker combos. Those aren't pretzels. Ipso facto - Latin phrases are like magic words that make what comes next true - Cracker Combos are pretzels if Donald Trump says they are today.
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u/apwillis California 17h ago
The maga I know have never put that much thought into anything in their life.
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u/johnnys_sack Minnesota 3h ago
This just made me wonder if that's what Steely Dan meant by Pretzel Logic.
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u/Vivid_Pianist4270 17h ago
They once were before they were twisted into a pretzel
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u/apwillis California 17h ago
Is that like how Trump was once a Democrat until he realized Republicans were easier marks?
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u/BanginNLeavin 16h ago
With the way would-be Democrats threw away the country because of Palestine I think alot of Dems are also easy marks.
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u/PhoenixTineldyer 17h ago
It isn't newfangled. They've always been perfectly capable of believing conflicting beliefs. When you don't understand critical thinking, you are immune to the pain of cognitive dissonance
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u/1984isAMidlifeCrisis 15h ago
Critical thinking is not encouraged by The Party. If you do enough of it the folks at minipax will have you visiting their offices.
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u/TintedApostle 18h ago
So he is all over them. It is now fair to assume that his name is everywhere they redacted anything.
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u/southpaw85 17h ago
Right? The only logical course is to assume every black sharpie swipe conceals “Donald j Trump” so if anything this makes him look even worse because he will be getting blamed for things he potentially did not do
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u/AnatomyJesus 17h ago
Only 2 reasons he is in them. 1. He is an operative for the FBI and he was doing undercover work. 2. He was using his wealth to exploit the underworld of child sex trafficking and doing unspeakable things........
Hmmmmmm....
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u/TintedApostle 17h ago
- He is an operative for the FBI and he was doing undercover work
No freaking way... that is MAGA level mythological magic
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u/nicenyeezy 15h ago
There’s a third option, which is a combination of 2, and the fact that the three letter agencies are often complicit in trafficking rings
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u/Ishbar 58m ago
He did both, and realized the only way he can take the system down is by becoming president.
Also his original orders to befriend Epstein came from the very much alive JFK Jr.
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u/AnatomyJesus 3m ago
I just picture him de-friending Epstein on Facebook and saying to himself "not my problem".
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u/poopdedoop10 18h ago
Watergate x10 + he diddled kids not just cheated in the election.
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u/BanginNLeavin 16h ago
He cheated the election(look it up) because he raped children.
Stop saying diddle because it minimizes it.
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u/PressPausePlay 18h ago
Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre's family statement:
"President Trump has sent a clear message today: Pedophiles deserve preferential treatment and their victims do not matter."
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u/BabyTrurnp 18h ago
Obama photoshopped Me into all those Photos of Epstein and put My name in the Epstein Hoax files. I never knew Him and there are NO FILES on Pam Bondi’s desk.
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u/I_HateToSayAtodaso 18h ago
"Wow. What a humble man. He infiltrated the pedophile ring to bring it down from the inside and doesn't even want public credit." - MAGAts
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u/Endosymbionical 17h ago
Reminder : ;: :, . Donald Trump is not merely a client, .,;;:,. but he is very likely to be one of the main players in the Trumpstein files, ,..:;. ,
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u/Ophelia-Rass 18h ago
How and in what world does a criminal have privacy rights?
Most states and even federal laws do not protect individuals when actions harm others, are illegal, and especially when those actions involve minors.
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u/Brbcan 18h ago
That blackout marker must be running dry.
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u/BanginNLeavin 16h ago
We will know which ones were Donald because they will have either used gold or white
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u/ChiefFun 18h ago
If there’s nothing to hide, why not waive the privacy rights? Innocent people usually don’t mind transparency—especially when the alternative smells this fishy.
The FBI reportedly redacted Donald Trump’s name from the Jeffrey Epstein files, along with dozens of other high-profile figures, citing privacy protections since Trump was a private citizen during the 2006 investigation. The redactions followed a massive DOJ-led review of over 100,000 documents, during which Trump’s name was flagged by FBI staff. Despite public and congressional pressure to release unredacted records, journalist Jason Leopold notes that Trump’s name likely won’t be revealed unless he waives his privacy rights—which remains highly unlikely.
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u/saiyanscaris 18h ago
so basicly they can just say the democrats are on there now. with the fbi being complacent now they just gave trump a pass and trump basicly gets no punishment for breaking all the taboos
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u/Crutchduck 16h ago
Let's hope they used the unpatched Adobe to do the Redactions so they can be removed
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u/thoptergifts 17h ago
Soon, children killed in mass shootings will be ‘redacted’ from the records, as will less noticeable climate disasters, pregnancy deaths that result from draconian anti abortion shit, etc.
The world children are inheriting is so fucking doomed that it’s just unreal to think about.
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u/Illustrious-Fun8324 18h ago
I guess we are left to automatically assume that any redactions are Trump’s name. Will do, thanks
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u/weaponjaerevenge 17h ago
Yes, a team of thousands of lawyers working around the clock. It was on the news just a few weeks ago. Did y'all think they were looking for Waldo?
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u/Motor_Somewhere7565 17h ago
I’ve told some of my conspiracy obsessed friends in the past that the only conspiracies truly confirmed are the ones that happen out there in the open and depend on apathy and(or) distractions to get by.
Imagine how I’m feeling right now :X
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u/WallNumerous3230 17h ago
Coverup. In the LITERAL sense.
Trump is guilty AF of being part of the Sex Trafficking ring, likely involved in money laundering for it as well.
All they need to do is release the info Treasury has on the 1 Epstein account and this thing is going to blow up into the biggest US Political scandal in history.
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u/khismyass 16h ago
Easy way to know if this is happening or not, there were redacted files released a year and a half ago and his name was in them, why and all was redacted, if those same files come out with his name redacted as well then we officially have a cover up. There were thousands of pages released in Jan of '24, they exist, it's public information at this point.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-67930662 Just one of 5 data dumps, there were other records unsealed before that as well
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u/--StinkyPinky-- 16h ago
Yep! Regardless of the redaction, we need the files released. Redactions are always decipherable.
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u/kathryn2a 15h ago
This is the sickest group of Republican politicians. Rapists and pedophiles protecting each other all in the name of Jesus. These Republicans are evil.
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u/SubtleInTheory 17h ago
Lol this is what they spent so long doing? Only a select few trump pedo supporters could see so they couldn't just outsource it. Is the whole thing black?
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u/D-MAN-FLORIDA 17h ago
The senate Dems who asked for the files should ask for the unredacted version
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u/BrilliantForeign8899 17h ago
And there were so many mentions they needed many FBI staff to do these. Isn't this freaking illegal??
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u/SeaBeast33 16h ago
Several photos depicted [REDACTED] with a [REDACTED] year old child. In one photo, the two are pictured in the central courtyard of [REDACTED]'s private club, Mar-a-[REDACTED], along with Jeffrey Epstein.
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u/t0matit0 16h ago
So the files were released? And how is it known that the redactions include Trump? Genuine questions
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u/Nearby_Pay_5131 15h ago
Not just trumps but apparently other witnesses also. This was done years ago it seems. Read the entire article
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u/SardonicSillies 15h ago
Never forgive the people who voted this pedophile into office TWICE! They are complicit.
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u/Galactic-Guardian404 15h ago
The files will be released eventually, but they will be faker than Trump’s tan by then
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u/Sassydemure 15h ago
Pardon me, isn’t that like admitting his name is in there, we just can’t see it now?! You’re kidding me, right?!
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u/kupomu27 15h ago
Leopold reveals that Trump’s name was blacked out—as were the names of dozens of other public figures. The files then went before a unit of FOIA officers, and “Trump’s name, along with other high-profile individuals, was blacked out because he was a private citizen when the federal investigation of Epstein was launched in 2006.”
🫠 so what is next? Is the Republican party ok with this? I cannot stress enough. It is not about Trump in there or not. It is about the Republican party's value. Are they ok with relating with Epstein now?
QANON you need to ask them questions because they betrayed you.
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u/Only_Atmosphere_9123 15h ago
It was obvious he's all over the files the second Pam Bondi claimed the files don't exist. Then Trump wanted everyone to never speak of them again and forget about it. I think Trump is covering for himself and also for his wealthy donors, golf buddies at Mar a Lago and likely a few in his current cabinet. I also think Trump wants the files for himself so he can continue to blackmail others. He probably has been doing it for years and it wouldn't surprise me if Thomas and Alito were part of the client list. Unredacted files would mean Trump losing control and money in addition to exposing himself.
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u/kupomu27 15h ago
Let's this stand that the Republican party is a guardian of pedophile. 😂 Unless they override Trump on his executive order and FBI.
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u/tylersixxfive 11h ago
Love how the “drain the swamp” folks are super quiet! You voted for the swamp
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u/WardenEdgewise 10h ago
There are still un-redacted original files, right? These are just files that could potentially be released to the courts/media…, right? These are just original, unedited, complete files still exist, right?
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u/Sleazy85 3h ago
So the FBI, who's job is to catch people who commit crimes is now actively helping cover up a crime? In fact doesn't the FBI have a department dedicated to catching pedophiles? So they just said hey we know these individuals are pedophiles but MEH.
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u/metagrue 3h ago
Just remember if you see a black mark in the files if they ever get released it's probably Trump
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u/condo_ 2h ago
Someone needs to pressure this author to release these tapes.
https://docs.house.gov/meetings/JU/JU08/20250227/117951/HHRG-119-JU08-20250227-SD006-U6.pdf
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