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Analysis: Trickle release signals move to bury Trump ties
Photos from the first batch of Epstein files
The justice department’s partial release of the Epstein files on Friday signaled how the agency is using a variety of tactics to try to bury and obfuscate Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein, writes Sam Levine.
The release underscores how the Trump administration is trying to balance both the demand to release the files – something encouraged in large part by the Maga base – while also obfuscating with a slow trickle of document dumps to prevent any embarrassment to Trump, who was friends with Epstein for years before they had a falling out.
Deputy attorney general Todd Blanche has said the department will continue to produce documents on a rolling basis in the coming weeks – a holiday period – a bet that Americans will simply tune out the story as it drags on.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/dec/20/jeffrey-epstein-files-released-donald-trump-latest-news-photos-updates-live
Author : Hayden Vernon (now) and Sarah Haque (earlier)
Publish date : 2025-12-20 12:33:00
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