Advocates call for further disclosures after Trump’s justice department released more than 3m files last week

The release of about 3m Jeffrey Epstein investigative files has failed to quell outrage over justice department officials’ handling of these disclosures, with advocates claiming potentially millions of documents are still being withheld.

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice was required to disclose all investigative files by 19 December under The Epstein Files Transparency Act (EFTA). While the justice department did release some documents on that date, last week’s disclosure came nearly six weeks after this deadline.

The missed deadline and up to 3m files that remain unreleased have prompted criticism and calls for further disclosure to answer how Epstein sexually abused girls with impunity for decades and landed a sweetheart plea deal about 20 years ago that allowed him to avoid federal prosecution.

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    10 hours ago

    The hell it must be for those agents. Imagine going to Quantico, training like crazy to be what you think is a force for good, and your job ends up being looking at millions of proofs of the most unspeakable things every day for a fucking year… TO COVER IT.

    I’m absolutely floored we haven’t seen massive leaks and reports of FBI agents offing themselves left and right.

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      9 hours ago

      They are mostly closeted nazis enjoying this work. Their actions and inaction’s surely implies this.

      99.99% of all armed enforcement in USA are outright or closeted nazis and I never want to hear sob story of uncle Joe who is a good apple. Fuck them all.

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        5 hours ago

        Even though if they’re nazis, you’d think that some of them would have a bit of empathy for children being raped. Especially since as Epstein was racist he only trafficked white girls.