FBI's Kash Patel doesn't help Trump's Epstein problem Opinion

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Patel dissembled and distracted, but gave no clarity on the Epstein files

Throughout the hearing, Patel kept falling back on a claim that the Justice Department was limited in what it could release because of recent court orders.

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Of course, Patel’s claim is not true. There have been court orders relating to grand jury testimony from the Epstein case, but those orders have nothing to do with the evidence in the hands of the FBI.

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In August, U.S. District Judge Richard Berman wrote: “The Government is the logical party to make comprehensive disclosure to the public of the Epstein Files.”

He wrote that the administration’s attempt to unseal grand jury materials “appears to be a ‘diversion’ from the breadth and scope of the Epstein files in the Government’s possession,” adding: “The Government’s complete information trove would better inform the public about the Epstein case.”

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