Two crusading U.S. Congressmen, Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie, released the names of six men they claimed were “powerful” people tied to Epstein. But no clear evidence ties them to the disgraced financier and accused sex trafficker.
Well… This is getting weirder everyday.
To be clear, it’s correct that these few are not, apparently, “powerful” men. However, they are also not victims, and it’s highly unlikely that the DoJ has an open investigation looking into the people in this photo lineup, so they still were not supposed to be redacted in the first place. The law is very clear on who is allowed to be redacted.
It turns out that illegally redacting large parts of the files made them hard to process. I’m sure the DOJ never anticipated that. Now people are only talking about the 4 and not about the other 2. I’m sure DOJ are really upset about that as well.
A little context.
When contacted for comment on this story and told administration officials confirmed the document was a photo lineup, Khanna posted on X that “I wish DoJ had provided that explanation earlier instead of redacting then unredacting their names. They have failed to protect survivors, created confusion for innocent men, and have protected rich and powerful abusers. We must have full transparency and the truth.” He also thanked the Guardian for reporting on the connection to the photo lineup
Exactly the right response.
Maybe a sign of the documents being altered? There is no better censorship than replacement.
Or that morons trying to score political points should sit down and shut the fuck up.
Or just maybe the nazi filth desperately covering up evidence for their pedophile president should face consequences.
I can imagine Massie lying, he’s a republican afraid for his life, but I can’t imagine Ro Khanna having any reason.
You think this is politicking??
Transparently.
If only there was a way to avoid things like this… The ruling class and corporate media have been covering this up for decades, but no, it’s definitely the ones currently trying to expose this vile shit who are the villains of the story.
So messed up… And “own goal”-type errors (if that is genuinely what this turns out to be) like this are doubly infuriating in that they not only unnecessarily smear uninvolved civilians but also provide ammo to bad-faith actors who will now double down on their insistence the entire push for transparency is a “witch hunt”. The last thing the world needs is to give the flailing MAGA attack apparatus ammo. Ugh.
