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riversedge

(79,949 posts)
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:34 PM 14 hrs ago

'We are witnessing a full-blown coverup': Democrats demanding access to unredacted files, says Raskin

Source: the guardian



From 18m ago 12.06 EST
'We are witnessing a full-blown coverup': Democrats demanding access to unredacted files, says Raskin

Democratic representative Jamie Raskin, of Maryland, has slammed the Department of Justice’s release of the Epstein files as “a full-blown cover-up”.

Asked on CNN this morning whether Democrats were going to see to the unredacted files, Raskin said, “Absolutely.”
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Raskin went on:

Remember, they’ve said there are six million potentially responsive documents there. They’ve only released three million with more than 10,000 redactions. So we have to go look at those redactions. They’ve not sent us the explanation yet for those redactions. But then what about the other 3 million files?

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/feb/01/labour-green-gorton-denton-byelection-andrew-epstein-latest-news-updates

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'We are witnessing a full-blown coverup': Democrats demanding access to unredacted files, says Raskin (Original Post) riversedge 14 hrs ago OP
Obvious - how hard is it to redact victims names only. There are no nation security issues. walkingman 14 hrs ago #1
This isn't the first cover up this administration is doing..tax returns, medical records for starters Deuxcents 14 hrs ago #2
Demands -- loud. "resistance is futile" -- make it happen. Tetrachloride 14 hrs ago #3
One day soon hopefully Duncthechonk 14 hrs ago #4
When has anything that gqp has ever done not been a cover-up? Clouds Passing 13 hrs ago #5
Human nature is going to start working overtime... MiHale 12 hrs ago #6
It must be REALLY bad. Joinfortmill 11 hrs ago #7

walkingman

(10,453 posts)
1. Obvious - how hard is it to redact victims names only. There are no nation security issues.
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:37 PM
14 hrs ago

Deuxcents

(25,904 posts)
2. This isn't the first cover up this administration is doing..tax returns, medical records for starters
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 12:55 PM
14 hrs ago

MiHale

(12,736 posts)
6. Human nature is going to start working overtime...
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:28 PM
12 hrs ago

Let out a little squirt weeks after they were supposed to be released. Redactions all over without explanation. Even so…that’s some really despicable stuff…and that’s what they thought was ok to release.

Now human nature will let our mind wander down the darkest paths we can allow ourselves to go. That alone puts them in a way worse light …us pondering what could possibly come next…if they’re holding back it must be way more vomit inducing.

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