The Epstein files have plenty of redactions throughout. But one file in Data Set 4 has 100 pages total — and 100 pages are pure black.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, the law that prompted the DOJ to release the files, allows the Justice Department to withhold certain information such as the personal information of victims and materials that would jeopardize an active federal investigation.
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Within 15 days of the files release, the Attorney General is required to submit to the House and Senate Committees on the Judiciary a report listing:
(1) All categories of records released and withheld.
(2) A summary of redactions made, including legal basis.
It might not be until January, when the report is due, that Congress will have a better understanding of why 100-pages were blacked out.
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The hundreds of thousands of pages of released files included photos of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein with former President Bill Clinton, Mick Jagger, and Michael Jackson.
