Donald Trump tried his best, but despite the combined efforts of the White House, the Department of Justice, and the FBI, the Epstein files are being released. Getting them to reveal what they know about Epstein’s disgusting web of sin has been like pulling teeth, and even now, there are still legions of unanswered questions.
Yes, we now have access to three million Epstein emails, and yes, they’re as terrifying and nauseating as everyone suspected. But millions more remain behind lock and key, and those that were released redacted both the victims and the perpetrators.
Now DC lawmakers have been given extremely limited access to the unredacted files. At a secure government facility, there are four computers available to them to use, with strict rules on bringing electronic devices into the room and no access for their aides.
“Tons of completely unnecessary redactions”
Top Democrat Jamie Raskin, House Judiciary ranking member, was one of the first to make the trip and told press he now believed the justice deparment is in “cover-up mode”. Speaking to reporters, he said:
“I went over there, and I was able to determine, at least I believe, that there were tons of completely unnecessary redactions, in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims, and so that was troubling to us.”
Raskin also believes that the exposure of victim’s names may be a warning to anyone else thinking of coming forward, saying it’s either spectacular incompetence and sloppiness on their part, or, as a lot of the survivors believe, a deliberate threat to other survivors who are thinking about coming forward, that they need to be careful because they can be exposed and have their personal information dragged through the mud as well.”
Raskin also confirmed he now knows the identity of some of the powerful people redacted:
“I saw the names of lots of people, who were redacted for mysterious or baffling or inscrutable reasons.”
As an example, he mentioned Les Wexner, a prominent and well-known Epstein associate whose name was redacted in the recent public release. His involvement is public knowledge, why hide it?
Raskin also said he’d seen documents that directly contradict Trump’s version of his relationshp with Epstein. In emails between Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, Trump is quoted as saying that he never asked Epstein to leave Mar-a-Lago, meaning that Trump may have lied when he said he’d barred his former friend from the club.
Expect more to emerge over the coming days as lawmakers peruse what’s on offer. But, if revelations like these continue to trickle out, how long can the Trump administration really keep these names under wraps?
Published: Feb 10, 2026 03:35 am