On December 22, the US Department of Justice rejected accusations that the Trump administration had hidden information to protect Mr. Trump in the partial disclosure of documents related to prostitut billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. This response was made in the context of increased criticism for many documents and images being blackmailed or strongly censored.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche affirmed that the Department of Justice has not edited or hidden information related to President Trump. Responding to the newspaper, Mr. Blanche emphasized that cutting information for political reasons is illegal and completely unlikely. He said the decision to remove some collective photos, including Mr. Trump's photos, came from concerns about the women appearing in the photos.
After reviewing, the Ministry of Justice reposted the photo without editing it, explaining that there was no evidence to show Epstein's victims appearing in the photo. Previously, many victims expressed their anger when the dossier was published with a series of black matter and photos being censored.
Democratic lawmakers accused the government of failing to fully comply with the law, forcing the disclosure of the entire Epstein dossier. Mr. Jamie Raskin said that this was an attempt to cover up information that the president did not want to make public, related to himself or relatives and friends.
Not only the Democrats, Republican Congressman Thomas Massie also criticized him. He said that the current announcement goes against the spirit and wording of the law, and expressed dissatisfaction as much as the victims are not satisfied. Mr. Massie accused a indictment of 60 crimes involving many famous people of which it was not published, calling this "special cover-up".
The published documents include photos of former President Bill Trump and many other prominent faces. The Justice Department explained that the black topics were used to protect Epstein's victims, but the level of censorship continued to raise suspicions and plot theories.
Billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, who had traveled with the rich and powerful, died in prison in 2019 awaiting trial on sex trafficking allegations. Trump had a close relationship with Epstein but it was severed before Epstein was arrested and he did not face any allegations of wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Ghislaine Maxwell - Epstein's ex-girlfriend - is serving a 20-year prison sentence for being involved in these crimes.
