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In preparation for potential public release, the documents then went to a unit of FOIA officers who applied redactions in accordance with the nine exemptions. The people familiar with the matter said that Trump’s name, along with other high-profile individuals, was blacked out because he was a private citizen when the federal investigation of Epstein was launched in 2006.

In particular, the reviewers applied two FOIA exemptions to justify their redactions. The first, Exemption 6, protects individuals against “a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.” The Supreme Court has said the exemption protects "individuals from the injury and embarrassment" that would result from the disclosure of personal information in possession of the government.

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[–] Eldritch@piefed.world 164 points 4 weeks ago

Something so predictable only a life long Republican would have taken odds against it.

[–] Devadander@lemmy.world 162 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Let me get this straight; his name is redacted because he was a private citizen, but now we can’t prosecute because he’s elected president? That’s handy for him

[–] rational_lib@lemmy.world 39 points 4 weeks ago

The reality is his name is redacted because he's a Republican, and he can't be prosecuted because he's a Republican.

[–] MIDItheKID@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

So the names of all the private citizens will be redacted, right?

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[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 152 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We need to respect the victims, that's why we can't release it.

Now watch the real thing be released full of victim names as he calls for harrasing them... but all the perpetrators names redacted.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 57 points 4 weeks ago

We have to protect the victims. No, not those victims, we meant like...Gislane Maxwell and Donald Trump

[–] bleistift2@feddit.org 85 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Tja@programming.dev 8 points 4 weeks ago

How about "individual one"? Worked before...

[–] PunkRockSportsFan@fanaticus.social 81 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Just think about how many people actually have read the unredacted version and know for certain the names of the people who raped children with trump and Epstein

And then decided “let’s keep this secret”

We are lousy with abusive billionaires.

We need a flea bath.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 weeks ago

I mean I could see having that thought. You basically would want to setup an entirely different life before exposing it. Otherwise your fall, vehicle, accidental poisoning and suicide risk increases like 100 fold.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 59 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I’m going to continue to assume that Trump is guilty the absolute worst stuff that is in those files, as should everyone else until they prove he’s not.

[–] Grass@sh.itjust.works 31 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

you mean like raping a girl that looked like his at the time 13 or so daughter because of the similarity between them, then threatening with violence to stop her from pursuing legal action?

Yep, that's the kid Trump raped. We can confirm Virginia Giuffre. He also flew many times on the Lolita Express (so you know convicted felon Trump has been raping kids for a while).

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Yup, but let’s not stop there - he’s guilty of everything in those files until they release something that specifically exonerates him.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

They have tapes of Trump raping children.

[–] UncleGrandPa@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

We should just assume that the current administration is as or more corrupt (legally and morally) as the Nazis

Any differences are cosmetic

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 31 points 4 weeks ago

100%, this is a fascist regime slash kleptocracy.

[–] AngryRobot@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

Taco and Vance do wear a lot of cosmetics..

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 42 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Plus, there's a new policy: to make sure we can't tell what data is overwritten, they will overwrite all instances of the name "Donald Trump" with the precise technical term "Bill Clinton"....

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 15 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

His laptop was found in the files!

Incoherent MAGA screeching.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 4 points 4 weeks ago

BUT HER EEEEEEEEMAAIILSSSSSSSS

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[–] etherphon@lemmy.world 39 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

19 years and there have been no other arrests besides him and maxewell? Yeah justice is dead.

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[–] shittydwarf@sh.itjust.works 36 points 4 weeks ago
[–] psyc@lemmy.world 27 points 4 weeks ago

We can only hope…

[–] psycho_driver@lemmy.world 26 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

Of course they did.

Next startling revelation: the 100 names the DOJ gave Maxwell to give to the DOJ are all political and/or business enemies of Trump.

[–] Tja@programming.dev 12 points 4 weeks ago

Rosie O'Donnell is there twice.

[–] Lucky_777@lemmy.world 25 points 4 weeks ago

Surprise, lmao. His base will be so overjoyed and jump right back on the mushroom. Sad.

[–] officermike@lemmy.world 22 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Here's to hoping they redacted with the black highlighter again

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 21 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Yeah i was gonna say they don't always do a very good job at it. Plus, im sure more than a few of the agents involved were salty at being yanked off real jobs to comb through thousands of pages to hide evidence their president is a rapist.

[–] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Plus, im sure more than a few of the agents involved were salty at being yanked off real jobs to comb through thousands of pages to hide evidence their president is a rapist.

Pinch or 12 of salt and all that, but a coworker's brother WAS in the FBI until June, and apparently a lot of people are actively quitting or bare minimum looking for new jobs specifically due to Trump and his administration

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

I have no doubt. You'd have to be a fool or desperate to stay.

[–] peoplebeproblems@midwest.social 18 points 4 weeks ago

Really? An authoritarian with nothing to hide would make sure he and his friends didn't show up in documents of a sex trafficker? Golly, none of us saw that coming.

[–] CosmicTurtle0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 4 weeks ago

I could have sworn that the FOIA office in the FBI was dismantled under DOGE.

I am assuming that this FOIA office is an assembly of cronies that just have a magic marker and is censoring Trump and other prominent Republicans.

[–] 0li0li@lemmy.world 12 points 4 weeks ago

Gotta protect those kids... I mean child molesters!

[–] Kurious84 9 points 4 weeks ago

We can't read completely blacked out pages. Where are the words!?

[–] sp3ctr4l@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 4 weeks ago

Wait, this ... is news?

Oh right, I forgot we live in the MAGA cult clownworld timeline.

[–] SeeMarkFly@lemmy.ml 7 points 4 weeks ago

They redacted something...HIS NAME!

[–] Bassman27@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And yet nothing will happen

[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Dude idk there's a lot of maniacs with guns out there who love to talk big shit about hurting pedophiles. It only takes a few of them to snap, and the Feds to miss one...

[–] barnaclebutt@lemmy.world 7 points 4 weeks ago

What a relief. I guess he's totally Innocent then.

[–] giacomo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 weeks ago
[–] frazw@lemmy.world 5 points 4 weeks ago

Are they going to redact his face also?

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I wonder if AI could unredact it using context, and size of print?

[–] jordanlund@lemmy.world 9 points 4 weeks ago

Or release it as a PDF showing full revision history. That's happened before...

[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 6 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

We can be very confident he is in the files based on the public admissions we already have. He’s almost certainly a pedo.

[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 3 points 4 weeks ago

I mean yes, I just think the ones supporting needs to see it

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