Justice Department withheld and removed some Epstein files related to Trump (NPR)

[Nevilledog]

https://www.npr.org/2026/02/24/nx-s1-5723968/epstein-files-trump-accusation-maxwell

The Justice Department has withheld some Epstein files related to allegations that President Trump sexually abused a minor, an NPR investigation finds. It also removed some documents from the public database where accusations against Jeffrey Epstein also mention Trump.

Some files have not been made public despite a law mandating their release. These include what appears to be more than 50 pages of FBI interviews, and notes from conversations with a woman who accused Trump of sexual abuse decades ago when she was a minor.

NPR reviewed multiple sets of unique serial numbers appearing before and after the pages in question, stamped onto documents in the Epstein files database, FBI case records, emails and discovery document logs in the latest tranche of documents published at the end of January. NPR's investigation found dozens of pages that appear to be catalogued by the Justice Department but not shared publicly.

The Justice Department declined to answer NPR's questions on the record about these specific files, what's in them, and why they are not published.

Other files scrubbed from public view pertain to a separate woman who was a key witness for the prosecution in the criminal trial of Epstein's co-conspirator, Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year prison sentence for sex trafficking. Maxwell is seeking clemency from Trump.

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[efhmc]

1. We all know he is guilty of this and so much more but will never have ANY punishment or repercussions as long as

the creepy cabal of his mostly white men and sycophantic women are in power.

[Baitball Blogger]

2. I wonder if the Justice Department will regain their status of trust in this country.

What I find perturbing is that, even with Ghislaine Maxwell's court action that stopped the Justice department from sharing the information with the public, there were still hundreds of victims and the Justice Department had their affadavits showing credible evidence of wrong-doing with Epstein and Trump. So, why did Ghislaine's trial get to keep those victims from finding justice?

[progressoid]

3. I'm shocked that criminals comitted crimes and then comitted more crimes.