NBC: The Justice Department said Wednesday that it’s received a new tranche of records — more than 1 million documents — “potentially” related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case, requiring additional time to process them before release.
CNN: Trump officials on Tuesday downplayed the latest disclosure of more than 30,000 files related to Epstein, dismissing the significance of the materials and suggesting that some that mentioned Trump were unverified or even outright fabricated. Even as the rest of Washington pored over records showing Trump repeatedly flew on Epstein’s plane, White House aides sought to highlight other matters the president is more eager to talk about.
The messaging shift — the latest in a largely unsuccessful effort by the administration to seize control of the story — has spawned frustration in Trump’s orbit and parts of the White House, where some saw the scrambled response over the last few days as just the latest stumble in a year of Epstein-related blunders and baffling communications mishaps…
The Atlantic: The latest batch includes many new references to Trump—and enough ammunition for Congress to keep pressing…
CNN: A botched redaction in the Epstein files revealed that government attorneys once accused his lawyers of paying over $400,000 to “young female models and actresses” to cover up his criminal activities…
Daily Beast: Amateur hackers are using Photoshop to undo redactions in files released by the Department of Justice in the Jeffrey Epstein case…
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Here’s what to know about the latest release of documents from the Epstein files.
With more than a million pages to go, Justice struggles with Epstein files