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c/politics · by silence7@slrpnk.net · 1y

“Ludicrous” Situation: Jeffrey Epstein Case Redaction Takes Over FBI’s New York Office

https://www.vanityfair.com/news/story/epstein-case-review-fbis-new-york

I assume agents who fail to redact mention of Trump or Musk end up fired.

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thallamabond@lemmy.world · 108 pts · 1y (10 replies)

I guess we will never find out what's on those CDs and hard drives.

Among the images shown to the jury in Ghislaine Maxwell’s underage sex-trafficking trial was one showing a safe found in a fifth-floor dressing room that was sawed open by the FBI and contained hard drives, CDs, diamonds, a large amount of US currency, and passports belonging to Epstein

https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/crime/jeffrey-epstein-ghislaine-maxwell-new-york-fbi-b1971344.html

Sanctus@lemmy.world · 65 pts · 1y (9 replies)

Probably enough to make us never trust anyone with power again

natedog526@lemmy.world · 32 pts · 1y (5 replies)

That's not necessarily a bad thing if you ask me.

fluxion@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

It is if you're the ones in power

Dagwood222@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y (1 reply)

That's their goal.

If people stop believing in government, private industry is the only alternative.

And if you've got some dream of an autonomous commune in mind, forget it. They would smash you just to keep the thugs in practice.

natedog526@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Maybe I should clarify. Trust but verify. It's probably better to say not to trust them blindly. From my perspective, this isn't a bad thing.

corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 6 pts · 1y (1 reply)

We need to consolidate resources to survive. We need someone to manage our shared resources. Is this not obvious?

Grimy@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 1y

I just want the guy managing ressources to not be plowing children.

Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 1y (1 reply)

If you've ever trusted any of them you're naive. That's what all that stuff with democracy, rule of law, separation of powers and checks and balances is about. You only get power for a limited amount of time with clearly defined conditions and accountability. I know it has never really worked that way in the US but right now they're even dropping all pretense.

Sanctus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

Society needs some level of trust to work. At least all the current methods of society we have do. So, no, not really naive. Betrayed is a more apt term. They broke the social contract, not us.

themeatbridge@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 1y

Probably shouldn't do that to begin with.

negativenull@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y (2 replies)

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phdepressed@sh.itjust.works · 29 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Would be funny if redactors did the black highlighter on the electronic copies thing again.

Monument@lemmy.sdf.org · 13 pts · 1y

I hope they do. On purpose.

TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com · 22 pts · 1y

The United States of America is, once again, a criminal enterprise.