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BumRushDaShow

(160,105 posts)
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 03:54 PM Aug 18

DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says

Source: Washington Post

August 18, 2025 at 3:49 p.m. EDT


The chairman of a key House committee said Monday that the Justice Department told him it would begin sharing records related to the investigation of deceased sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein by the end of the week.

Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky) said in a statement that the department “will begin to provide Epstein-related records” that a House Oversight subcommittee subpoenaed on Friday.

“There are many records in DOJ’s custody, and it will take the Department time to produce all the records and ensure the identification of victims and any child sexual abuse material are redacted,” Comer said. “I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency and efforts to provide the American people with information about this matter.”

A spokesperson for the department did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2025/08/18/epstein-maxwell-documents-house-committee-subpoena-justice-bondi/



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DOJ to begin sharing Epstein files with Congress on Friday, House member says (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Aug 18 OP
Not the ones with shithole on them................... Lovie777 Aug 18 #1
that would be correct chicoescuela Aug 18 #2
After spending the last few weeks redacting the shit out of them, which they weren't even remotely subtle about. Karasu Aug 18 #3
Not only redagting but - Nigrum Cattus Aug 18 #8
Bingo! OldBaldy1701E Aug 18 #10
tRump so stupid he is dragging this process out. If he dumped it all once, he'd have the worst part over with Bernardo de La Paz Aug 18 #4
That means they've been fixed. ananda Aug 18 #5
IOW IQ47's lackeys at DOJ are finished scrubbing Trump's name from the files AZJonnie Aug 18 #6
"Trust us. We're republicons." - republicons (r) BoRaGard Aug 18 #7
Redacted to the point of inconsequentiality? FBI agents (5,000) allegedly went through it all to save Orange Julius. Evolve Dammit Aug 18 #9
5000 FBI agents could see the unredacted files, but the congressional oversight committee cannot? (n/t) thesquanderer Aug 18 #11
Apparently? Evolve Dammit Aug 18 #12
According to fascists, yes. After all, they've compromised the FBI and don't fully trust any congressional committees Karasu Aug 18 #13
Why these are just big bags of shredded paper, and so many of them too. twodogsbarking Aug 18 #14
How many pages will they be able to work in to the record with oh, I don't know, maybe Marie Marie Aug 18 #15
As bad as the sexual abuse issues are, the secret they are Most afraid of is the money trail. Ford_Prefect Aug 18 #16
Which is why the GOP has been so strong to embrace ether/bit coins... IthinkThereforeIAM Aug 18 #17
Epstein's banking and wire transfer records aren't even in there FakeNoose Aug 19 #21
yeah right. barbtries Aug 19 #18
Are you old enough to remember the Nixon Transcripts? Sam I Yam Aug 19 #19
We can all be assured Zorro Aug 19 #20
But these will say [executive deleted] JustABozoOnThisBus Aug 19 #24
An immediate forensic analysis should be ordered, LudwigPastorius Aug 19 #22
In other words they finally finished white-washing the files groundloop Aug 19 #23

Karasu

(2,003 posts)
3. After spending the last few weeks redacting the shit out of them, which they weren't even remotely subtle about.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:03 PM
Aug 18

Nigrum Cattus

(1,002 posts)
8. Not only redagting but -
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:44 PM
Aug 18

also contacting rich or connected people that are in
the files and soliciting bribes from then to black-out
their names prior to "release"

Bernardo de La Paz

(58,353 posts)
4. tRump so stupid he is dragging this process out. If he dumped it all once, he'd have the worst part over with
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:05 PM
Aug 18

This way, he gets a never-ending scandal that just keeps building.

Let's help him build it, or to use another metaphor, let's help him dig his hole.

AZJonnie

(1,497 posts)
6. IOW IQ47's lackeys at DOJ are finished scrubbing Trump's name from the files
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 04:23 PM
Aug 18

Also, I know it's lurid and disturbing content, but if "any child sexual abuse material are redacted", what exactly does that leave? Will congress get to see things like what was in Epstein's fridge the day he was arrested?

Demanding 'the files' from THIS DoJ has always struck me as a (politically) dicey idea for Democrats. It'll NEVER be the real, original files. The books will be cooked, and there's a decent chance we'll end up collectively looking foolish when there's 0 mention of Trump anywhere in them, nor of any 'pedophile ring of the rich and powerful'. All blame will be put entirely on the dead guy in whatever version of 'the files' this DoJ decides to share with Congress.

And more importantly, no 'justice' for any victim will come out of the process.

Evolve Dammit

(21,217 posts)
9. Redacted to the point of inconsequentiality? FBI agents (5,000) allegedly went through it all to save Orange Julius.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 05:45 PM
Aug 18

thesquanderer

(12,765 posts)
11. 5000 FBI agents could see the unredacted files, but the congressional oversight committee cannot? (n/t)
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:09 PM
Aug 18

Karasu

(2,003 posts)
13. According to fascists, yes. After all, they've compromised the FBI and don't fully trust any congressional committees
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 07:50 PM
Aug 18

that aren't made up entirely of Republicans.

Marie Marie

(10,536 posts)
15. How many pages will they be able to work in to the record with oh, I don't know, maybe
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 08:30 PM
Aug 18

BILL CLINTON"S name on it? Or even that left wing kook that wants to save sick and starving children while micro-chipping us all through vaccines - BILL GATES?

Ford_Prefect

(8,440 posts)
16. As bad as the sexual abuse issues are, the secret they are Most afraid of is the money trail.
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 10:38 PM
Aug 18

IMO that is far more sensitive for TACO and the others because it links them in ways that the photos and testimony do not. I suspect the money network also leads to places all of them would rather no one found out about. Money laundering on that scale is illegal in many jurisdictions with international implications, and consequences.

IthinkThereforeIAM

(3,225 posts)
17. Which is why the GOP has been so strong to embrace ether/bit coins...
Mon Aug 18, 2025, 11:20 PM
Aug 18

... so no money trail is left while they pay for their vices.

FakeNoose

(38,627 posts)
21. Epstein's banking and wire transfer records aren't even in there
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 07:52 AM
Aug 19

The Treasury Dept holds on to those wire transfer records, showing how and where Epstein laundered $ billions for his extremely wealthy "friends." We know for a fact that many transactions were with Russian banks, that are notoriously uncooperative.

barbtries

(30,763 posts)
18. yeah right.
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 12:42 AM
Aug 19

someday, the full record may be revealed. but as long as republicans are in charge it ain't happening. THOUSANDS of FBI agents working around the clock to take krasnov out.

what they'll share is nothing.

Sam I Yam

(20 posts)
19. Are you old enough to remember the Nixon Transcripts?
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 04:10 AM
Aug 19

[expletive deleted] will comprise ninety percent of the material

LudwigPastorius

(13,395 posts)
22. An immediate forensic analysis should be ordered,
Tue Aug 19, 2025, 12:22 PM
Aug 19

…to determine how, and when, they were altered by Bondi and Patel.

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