American legislators expressed their worry for the elimination of names of six men in the documents of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, and did not rule out taking measures to make public those identities if the Justice Department does not correct the omissions.
Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, D-Calif., said at a news conference that the deletions could exceed los boundaries allowed by the legislation approved in November and which requires the full disclosure of the Epstein files. This Monday, both congressmen reviewed the materials on controlled computers inside a Department of Justice building.
Massie indicated that at least one of the men was American citizen y another foreignerwhile the nationality of the others was uncertain, and suggested that at least one could be under investigation.
Identity disclosure
The legislator did not rule out that in the coming days revealed los names from the platform of Congress or in a hearing, protected by the ‘Speech and Debate’ clause that protects legislators from possible lawsuits.
For his part, Representative Jamie Raskin, Democrat of Maryland and member of the Justice Committee, also examined the files and criticized the redactions of people who do not appear to be victims, but who could be linked as accomplices o facilitators. Raskin pointed out as an example the omission of the name of Les Wexner, ex-CEO of Victoria’s Secretwho has a scheduled statement before Congress.
Lawmakers warned that some redactions may have been made before the Justice Department’s review, possibly by the FBI, complicating full transparency. They also highlighted that Details related to Donald Trump were redacted in communications from Epstein’s lawyersalthough the American president was only mentioned as a guest, not a member, of his Mar-a-Lago club.
