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Norbert

(7,492 posts)
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 02:49 PM Wednesday

FBI's Frantic Scramble to Redact the Jeffrey Epstein Files Revealed

Newly released emails show the FBI spent almost million in overtime analyzing the Epstein files as part of an effort dubbed the “Special Redaction Project."

The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast.bsky.social) 2025-11-26T18:11:20.562163Z


Newly released internal emails show the FBI mounting a costly overtime-fueled sprint to analyze the Epstein files as political pressure grew to release them—in a project dubbed the “Special Redaction Project,” Bloomberg reports.

President Donald Trump swept back into power on a promise to make public all FBI documents related to his late pedophile ex-friend Jeffrey Epstein, and put his Attorney General Pam Bondi in charge of overseeing the matter.

The documents chart the bureau’s hours, costs, and shifting directives from the Justice Department under Bondi, 60, who initially said Epstein’s “client list” was “sitting on my desk,” before officials then claimed in July it did not exist, sparking more MAGA anger.

Bloomberg’s records show the bureau paid $851,344 in overtime between March 17 and March 22 alone, and clocked 4,737 overtime hours from January through July—with more than 70 percent of that in March as personnel worked nights and weekends...


https://www.thedailybeast.com/fbis-frantic-scramble-to-redact-the-jeffrey-epstein-files-revealed/
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FBI's Frantic Scramble to Redact the Jeffrey Epstein Files Revealed (Original Post) Norbert Wednesday OP
Waste, Fraud, and Abuse! RockRaven Wednesday #1
The name of this effort alone made me think it was from "The Onion"... wcmagumba Wednesday #2
"Special Redaction Project" made me giggle underpants Wednesday #8
In other news, reports indicate a production shortfall of Sharpie markers... pecosbob Wednesday #3
Nothing says transparency quite like redaction. /nt bucolic_frolic Wednesday #4
Is there one patriot among all these agents? C_U_L8R Wednesday #5
There are lots of anonymous tip drops where whole troves of documents can be placed erronis Wednesday #12
We should call the FBI to report the FBI yaesu Wednesday #6
Just One of Ever-so-many Recent Trump Initiatives That Are Extremely Difficult to Reconcile The Roux Comes First Wednesday #7
"swamp-draining". Yeah, Pedo Piggy is the swamp. Dave Bowman Wednesday #10
You packed a lot of good content into those sentences. erronis Wednesday #13
You're Too Kind! The Roux Comes First Wednesday #14
Picture Max Headroom saying "Redac . . . Redac . . . Redaction" NBachers Wednesday #9
Project Whitewash LudwigPastorius Wednesday #11
K&R UTUSN Wednesday #15

wcmagumba

(5,348 posts)
2. The name of this effort alone made me think it was from "The Onion"...
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 02:54 PM
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the entire t-rump administration is filled with morons...JHC...

underpants

(194,151 posts)
8. "Special Redaction Project" made me giggle
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 03:08 PM
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Okay the surprise European land fall invasion will be called (looks around) the Invade Normandy Plan, okay???

pecosbob

(8,262 posts)
3. In other news, reports indicate a production shortfall of Sharpie markers...
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 02:55 PM
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This could seriously hamper the current administration's efforts to control the weather narrative.

C_U_L8R

(48,625 posts)
5. Is there one patriot among all these agents?
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 03:01 PM
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Just one to stand up and reveal this corruption.

erronis

(22,139 posts)
12. There are lots of anonymous tip drops where whole troves of documents can be placed
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:51 PM
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with no traceability (do use normal sanitizing guidelines, however.)

Freqeuently the problem is authenticating the provenance of the documents.

The Roux Comes First

(2,042 posts)
7. Just One of Ever-so-many Recent Trump Initiatives That Are Extremely Difficult to Reconcile
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 03:06 PM
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Last edited Wed Nov 26, 2025, 06:50 PM - Edit history (1)

With any concept of "government efficiency" and transparency, never mind "swamp-draining"! Rarely has one man's overreaching mentally ill megalomania so thoroughly encapsulated the concept of cognitive dissonance.

erronis

(22,139 posts)
13. You packed a lot of good content into those sentences.
Wed Nov 26, 2025, 04:52 PM
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In admiration of your word-smithing and culinary opinion.

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