The Epstein Files Should Never Have Been Released

(nytimes.com)

7 points | by Anon84 3 hours ago ago

6 comments

  • Bender an hour ago ago

    More than 3 million files have yet to be released. Just release the entire 300GB set completely unredacted all on one cluster of read-only rsync servers behind an Anycast address so that everyone can have the entire set and so that everyone can see the same things in the exact same structure.

    Most of the victim data has already been released with improper redaction methods well outside of government standards so there is no longer anything or anyone to protect but that is a separate problem.

  • jazz9k 3 hours ago ago

    "The release of the files is also cause for concern because so much of the raw investigative material in them — untold layers of hearsay, unverified accusations and vague circumstantial connections — ought not be released for the public to pick over."

    The only reason people wanted these released, is the hope they could use it to ruin Trump's career. Now that there has been essentially nothing implicating him besides some randos in 2020 calling in to the FBI with complete bullshit, the same weapon is being used against Democrats and their major donors.

    This is why Biden didn't release these files. Nobody truly cares about the victims, only weaponizing it against their political enemies.

    • khelavastr 2 hours ago ago

      Political enemies they didn't know existed until the files.

      People want to see truth.

    • krapp an hour ago ago

      Seeing someone still enthusiastically carry water for the pedo in chief in 2026 is like seeing a dodo bird in the wild.

      Bro I hope you're getting paid for this because otherwise your talents are going to waste. There are, like, only a dozen true believers left and they're all pedophiles and psychopaths just trying to avoid the inevitable. What are you still fighting for? The storm isn't coming.

    • treetalker 2 hours ago ago

      > ruin Trump's career

      1. Ah yes, his illustrious career.

      2. Where there's smoke, there's often fire.

      3. Let's start with our priors about what we know of Trump's behavior and who he is as a man and a politician, and then update that with what's in the files.

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