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Celebs, black-out pics in 'Epstein library'

Volume few materials makes searching difficult

By: Bart Jansen
and Sarah D. Wire
USA Today

WASHINGTON - Previously stashed-away pictures of former President Bill Clinton and other celebrities have found their way into the coveted Justice Department;s "Epstein library."
..... The December 19 [2025] release includes hundreds of thousands of documents about accused sex trafficker Jeffery Epstein.
..... But for lack of good search function, the large volume of materials left it difficult to find specific items. The release provided few references to President Donald Trump.
..... Not all the Epstein documents were released, despite the deadline imposed by Congress. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said lawyers were still sifting through the materials to ensure that victims aren't named or identified, and it could take several weeks to product the remaining hundreds of thousands of pages.

Heavy, inconsistent redactions

..... Many of the documents released are heavily redacted, limiting what new information might be gleaned after the months-long push by survivors for transparency about what the government knew about the disgraced financier - and when.
..... Among the redactions are entire documents what are longer than 100 pages and hundreds of photos. The redactions are also spotty. People whose faces are redacted in some photos are not redacted in others.
..... The Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Congress passed last month, [11/2025] allows the Justice Department to withhold documents that name victims, portray child sex abuse or that could hurt criminal prosecutions. But it also states that records cannot be withheld, delayed or redacted "on the basis of embarrassment, reputations harm, or political sensitivity, including to any government official, public figure, or foreign dignitary."
..... The restrictions covered documents that detailed lawyers' deliberations about their decision, the work lawyers produced within the department, and communication between lawyers and their clients.
..... "These privileges are based in common law - not statues - and Congress is fully aware of them," Blanche wrote. "Although the Act broadly categorizes items required to be produced, the Act does not include language expressly requiring the Department to produce privileged materials."
..... Members of Congress were already grumbling about the scope of the redactions. A lead sponsor of the legislation, Representative RoKhanna, D-California, warned that department officials could face prosecution if they withhold or heavily redact Epstein files that are required to be publicized under the new law.
..... "Let me be very clear: We need a full release," Khanna said in a video posted on X. "anyone who tampers with these documents, or conceals documents or engages in excessive redaction will be prosecuted because of obstruction of justice."
..... The attorney general does have the ability to redact or withhold information that personally identifies victims or would jeopardize an active federal investigation, but those redactions must be accompanied by a written justification and submitted to Congress within 15 days.

Clinton, celebrities in photos

..... Clinton is featured in several of the newly unveiled pictures, including in a hot tub with a woman whose face is obscured and with Epstein associated Ghislaine Maxwell.
..... The picture with Maxwell was taken at the Winston Churchill War Room in London.
..... Clinton, who sometimes flew abroad Epstein's private plane, has previously been listed in Epstein's documents. he contributed to a 50th birthday book in 2003.
..... But Clinton has denied knowing anything about Epstein's alleged sex trafficking. His spokespeople, Angel Urena, said on social media Clinton was among the people who "knew nothing and cut Epstein off before his crimes came to light."
..... Celebrities ranging form Mick Jagger to famed journalist Walter Cronkite also appear in photos in the release.
..... Jagger, Epstein, Clinton and another man can be seen sitting aorta a Table. Cronkite appears with Epstein in another picture.
..... Actor Kevin Spacey and comedian Chris Tucker appear in pictures with Clinton and Maxwell,. Singers Michael Jackson and Dianna Ross appear in another picture with Clinton.
..... None of the celebrities has been accused of wrongdoing with Epstein.

Search function unhelpful

..... Congress directed that the Epstein records be publicly searchable. This would allow the public to access the massive trove of investigate files and call up basic queries for names.
..... But searches pull few results. Early in the evening December 19, [2025] searches for "trump" or Clinton: yield no results despite their both being present in the release.
..... Some of the specific files that can be downloaded from the department's website can be searched. but the Epstein Files Transparency act required the documents to be released 'In a publicly searchable format."
..... The files include photographs, contact lists, flight logs, business records and memos, court documents, and more. Many are hundreds of pages long, and the lack of a search function forced an individual review of each document.

Trump mentioned in lawsuit

..... One place where Trump's name came up was in a federal lawsuit in New York in 2020 by an Epstein victim against his estate.
..... The lawsuit alleged that Epstein took the 14-year-old girl to Trump's Mar-a-Logo estate. The victim described Epstein elbowing Trump and asking. "This is a good one, right?" Trump allegedly smiled and nodded in agreement, according to the lawsuit. The victim said she felt uncomfortable but was too young to know why.
..... Trump who was friends with Epstein in the 1990s before they had a falling out, has been photographed with Epstein and mentioned before in his flight logs. The president has strongly denied wrongdoing with Epstein.
..... One of Epstein's victims, the late Virginia Giuffre, in a 2016 deposition said of Trump she "didn't physical see him have sex with any of the girls," Maxwell told the deputy attorney general in July [2025] she "never witnessed the President in any inappropriate settings in any way."

Inside Epstein's medicine cabinet

..... Three different kinds of medicines for feminine yeast infections and itching, as well as douche, were among the items listed in an inventory for a medic supplies closet at Epstein's home.
..... The inventory of more than 70 items listed by shelf is a folder with documents labels evidence from the Palm Beach Police Department and the FBI.
..... Hundreds of the files include images of items found either during that initial 2006 investigation or pulled form Epstein's trash in the months before. The random items include household receipts, grocery lists, pay stubs for Epstein, bras, picture frames, books, CDs, floppy disks and a message table.
..... Also included is a 96-pageincident report detailing each step of the Palm Beach Police Department;s original investigation into Epstein.

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