To be clear, it’s correct that these few are not, apparently, “powerful” men. However, they are also not victims, so they still were not supposed to be redacted in the first place.

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

Maybe a sign of the documents being altered? There is no better censorship than replacement.

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.