"Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter to Congress that the Justice Department has released what she described as 'all' of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying the agency has fulfilled its obligations under the Epstein Transparency Act."
Mar 4 2026 ... apparently that thing she said was a lie.
The second statement is simply false. 10,000 mentions alone are not a conviction, but they sure as fuck suggest he had something to do with it, Mr Journalist
Trump has not been accused of criminal wrongdoing, and one’s appearance in the Epstein files does not suggest otherwise.
It sounds to me that “The Independent” has been bought and paid for. Not only has he been accused thousands of times, he is a convict.
Have you not heard of defamation???
It's the most standard boiler plate statement journalist are forced to insert into their stories by their legal department.
Although this raises an interesting point. If Trump sued the independent for defamation clearly he would have much to lose in discovery hence he probably wouldn't do it, so you could potentially come out and call Trump a pedophile.
Then again Trump seems to be killing a lot of people, rule of law be damned
It's why subtext is so important, because this is clearly implied in the article ie Trump is guiltily of hideous crimes hence why the DoJ had to, illegally, delete/scrub files with information in that clearly showed his culpability
At this point I am starting to think there might be evidence of something huge in these files. Like the US involvement with the plans for 9/11 or something.
We’re gonna find out that the only politicians that dont fuck children are W, Cheney, and goddamn Kissinger then my brain is gonna collapse in on itself like a dying star.
They are under no obligation to, of course, but I wish we'd see the victims band together and ask that any & all parties with access to the full unredacted files release them immediately. Zero redactions.
There are so many victims though, that you can't just get them on a stage together on TV. And surely some will still not want to be outed.
It sucks that some innocent folks would relive bad memories from an unredacted release. On the other paw, that shield of civility is also letting horrible monsters have free reign to continue abusing people, or to escape the consequences of their sordid past.
As a society, we should be able to treat the survivors with kindness, and the understanding that they didn't "ask for it".
You know, a simple ad campaign of some brave victims coming out and saying “I spoke up. I looked at the files. I’m not in the files.” could be incredibly powerful right now.
Stuff like this happens only in nations that are moronic and useless enough to be run by tax collecting pedophiles, rapists and war hawks. They will get away with this.
Yea, but US is the one nation that put Epstein in power, and kept him there for decades. Keeps him there even after his death. This one is not something you can put blame on “everywhere”.
Really? Accidental over-disclosure or improper redaction of legal documents only happens in countries "run by tax collecting pedophiles, rapists and war hawks"?
Didn't people complain about the lack of redactions for victims, even though it has now been confirmed, by those who viewed the unredacted files, that many of those redacted victims were trafficking minors and were authors of some of the questionable emails?
Yet when they take them down temporarily to review redactions, people are mad about that too?
People have all the documents backed up already. If they fail to restore any of them, then we'll know. 🤷♂️
76 Comments
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 125 pts · 198d
Yea, this is "what are you gonna do about it" phase of our government.
Good-night and enjoy your dictatorship.
almost1337@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 197d
It has been since the beginning
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · -2 pts · 197d
Nixon resigned.
Clinton resigned.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 197d
When did Clinton resign?
SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 197d
Oops, No, that was wishful thinking after the Monica affair. Sorry.
He SHOULD have resigned.
CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world · 84 pts · 198d
So, they are admitting they broke the law, then?
Tronn4@lemmy.world · 62 pts · 198d
Bro, have you once thanked Trump doe?
deacon@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 198d
The Dow is over 48,000!
ptu@sopuli.xyz · 11 pts · 197d
Suspiciously close to the amount of redacted documents
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 197d
Day traders have the opportunity to do something hilarious
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Hey, say what you will, but the DOW is higher than it was when Obama took office /s
BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today · 2 pts · 197d
Who cares about raping children? We're getting RICH!
Zanshi@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 196d
No, not you! US!
FatVegan@leminal.space · 18 pts · 197d
Oh boy they are getting SLAMMED now
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 197d
Unfortunately the law was written with no teeth. There are no real repercussions for failure to adhere to it.
uselessartifact@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 197d
Well, there are repercussions for us plebs. 'Rules for thee...' and such.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
We are inferior because of our lack of money and influence and don't deserve protections.
Mirshe@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
Also no way to enforce. DOJ won't bother and they know it.
a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 196d
That's what I meant by teeth.
CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 197d
They control the supreme court. They can rewrite the laws anytime
n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 197d
Well the recent tarrif decision shows even their hold on SCOTUS is wanning
partial_accumen@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 198d
Feb 16 2026 Justice Department head Pam Bondi says "all Epstein files released"
"Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a letter to Congress that the Justice Department has released what she described as 'all' of the Jeffrey Epstein files, saying the agency has fulfilled its obligations under the Epstein Transparency Act."
Mar 4 2026 ... apparently that thing she said was a lie.
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world · 36 pts · 197d
It sounds to me that “The Independent” has been bought and paid for. Not only has he been accused thousands of times, he is a convict.
floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 9 pts · 197d
The second statement is simply false. 10,000 mentions alone are not a conviction, but they sure as fuck suggest he had something to do with it, Mr Journalist
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 1 pts · 197d
how_we_burned@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 197d
Have you not heard of defamation???
It's the most standard boiler plate statement journalist are forced to insert into their stories by their legal department.
Although this raises an interesting point. If Trump sued the independent for defamation clearly he would have much to lose in discovery hence he probably wouldn't do it, so you could potentially come out and call Trump a pedophile.
Then again Trump seems to be killing a lot of people, rule of law be damned
It's why subtext is so important, because this is clearly implied in the article ie Trump is guiltily of hideous crimes hence why the DoJ had to, illegally, delete/scrub files with information in that clearly showed his culpability
CatDogL0ver@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
They are still trying to "find and replace" Trump with Biden in all the articles.
foggy@lemmy.world · 29 pts · 197d
At this point I am starting to think there might be evidence of something huge in these files. Like the US involvement with the plans for 9/11 or something.
Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works · 25 pts · 197d
Weird what dates they didn't release...
HasturInYellow@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 197d
That awkward moment when Epstein orchestrated 9/11 on behalf of Israel because bush jr wasn't into children like every other politician.
cmbabul@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 197d
We’re gonna find out that the only politicians that dont fuck children are W, Cheney, and goddamn Kissinger then my brain is gonna collapse in on itself like a dying star.
NannerBanner@literature.cafe · 1 pts · 197d
Say what you will, but I think the absolute silence of fox news on obama and biden paint a pretty clear picture they aren't diddling kids either.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 197d
I feel like when everything is said and done I'm going to owe a lot of people an apology
ambientdread@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
A snap shot of 80 years of moneyed interest mischief undoubtedly.
n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 197d
Lol
neuromorph@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
it money. they are protecting funding sources.... its always money
SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 26 pts · 197d
I hope that foreign governments release the unredacted PDFiles, in full.
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 24 pts · 197d
I hope hackers who wear thigh-high striped socks release the unredacted files in full.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 197d
Wouldn’t even need that at this point. I guarantee Elon has a (likely illegal) copy. Simply apply pressure and wait for him to break.
Zink@programming.dev · 10 pts · 197d
They are under no obligation to, of course, but I wish we'd see the victims band together and ask that any & all parties with access to the full unredacted files release them immediately. Zero redactions.
There are so many victims though, that you can't just get them on a stage together on TV. And surely some will still not want to be outed.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 197d
It sucks that some innocent folks would relive bad memories from an unredacted release. On the other paw, that shield of civility is also letting horrible monsters have free reign to continue abusing people, or to escape the consequences of their sordid past.
As a society, we should be able to treat the survivors with kindness, and the understanding that they didn't "ask for it".
Zink@programming.dev · 3 pts · 197d
Oh I agree. The documents should get dumped in full and we should treat the survivors with the grace and generosity they deserve.
Then maybe we think of some ways to stop putting greedy psychopaths into positions of power!
Our culture is completely on board with ruining both of these ideas, though.
Almacca@aussie.zone · 1 pts · 197d
Have you met people? You and I might do that, but you can't guarantee some awful shithead will, and there's a lot of them out there.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 197d
You know, a simple ad campaign of some brave victims coming out and saying “I spoke up. I looked at the files. I’m not in the files.” could be incredibly powerful right now.
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml · -1 pts · 197d
You can say pedophiles on the internet.
What is this self-censoring bullshit? We're not on dear leader's tiktok
scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org · 10 pts · 197d
…I think that was a pun.
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 197d
It's a common self-censor kids use on censored sites/apps like YouTube or TikTok.
Just life “unalive”.
scroll_responsibly@lemmy.sdf.org · 1 pts · 197d
I am aware of the term and its normal use.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 3 pts · 197d
I am not censoring. It is a portmanteau: Pedofile, and a format of document, PDF. For some of us, word play is amusing.
flying_sheep@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 197d
OK. It's just also a common euphemism for “pedophile” in the same places where people use “unalive” instead of “kill”
modus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 197d
Woosh
Xatolos@reddthat.com · -2 pts · 197d
You hope that foreign governments will somehow release us government non-public files?
Im curious, how do you think that will work? They don't have access to them anymore than you do.
SabinStargem@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 197d
Typically, governments have spies. Those are useful for getting at the motive and intent of other nations, alongside convenient dirt.
tackleberry@thelemmy.club · 10 pts · 197d
WHat's the point removing them? Not like the criminals mentioned in the already publicly available ones have been prosecuted
CileTheSane@lemmy.ca · 21 pts · 197d
Because whatever you think is in them, whatever you think we already know, it's significantly worse.
tackleberry@thelemmy.club · 3 pts · 197d
Totally agree.
brownsugga@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 197d
Aren’t there like 3 MILLION more?
Cruel@programming.dev · -3 pts · 197d
Most of it is duplicative, most likely. But they might as well publish them at this point.
Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 197d
No they're not. We're missing the majority of files for an entire decade.
Cruel@programming.dev · 1 pts · 197d
What files? Are you talking about FBI investigative files prior to 2006? How do you even conclude it's a majority?
brownsugga@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
We won’t know until they’re published
Treczoks@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 197d
OK, and when will they comply with the law?
logicslayer@lemmy.zip · 7 pts · 197d
As soon as 'consequences' stop being optional for people in power.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca · 3 pts · 197d
Consequences?
krzschlss@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Stuff like this happens only in nations that are moronic and useless enough to be run by tax collecting pedophiles, rapists and war hawks. They will get away with this.
RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Tax dodging pedos, maybe?
krzschlss@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 197d
ofc they dodge their taxes, but they are collecting your taxes..
n7gifmdn@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 197d
So.. everywhere?
krzschlss@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 197d
Yea, but US is the one nation that put Epstein in power, and kept him there for decades. Keeps him there even after his death. This one is not something you can put blame on “everywhere”.
Cruel@programming.dev · 1 pts · 197d
Really? Accidental over-disclosure or improper redaction of legal documents only happens in countries "run by tax collecting pedophiles, rapists and war hawks"?
krzschlss@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 197d
No, the fact that they are getting away with it only happens in these kind of entities you call countries.
RazTheCat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 197d
Shocking.
altphoto@lemmy.today · 1 pts · 194d
OK in that photo, who are the two dudes and the woman on the foreground...image search?
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 197d
If that's NOT another reason to study and read socialist theory, then I don't know what is. https://redsails.org/
DylanMc6@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 1 pts · 197d
Time to organize
Sam_Bass@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 197d
Blondi has no shame
Cruel@programming.dev · 0 pts · 197d
Didn't people complain about the lack of redactions for victims, even though it has now been confirmed, by those who viewed the unredacted files, that many of those redacted victims were trafficking minors and were authors of some of the questionable emails?
Yet when they take them down temporarily to review redactions, people are mad about that too?
People have all the documents backed up already. If they fail to restore any of them, then we'll know. 🤷♂️