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Some Epstein files released Friday disappear from DOJ website

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At least 16 files related to Jeffrey Epstein that were released Friday have disappeared from the DOJ website, including photos of President Trump, with no explanation.

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  1. NBC Chicago

    Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files (opens NBC Chicago)

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    NBC Chicago's feed description

    The Justice Department on Friday began releasing its files on Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender.

  2. FOX 35 Orlando

    Epstein files released by Justice Department: What's in them (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    FOX 35 Orlando's feed description

    The Justice Department has released more than 300,000 pages of unclassified Jeffrey Epstein case files.

  3. NPR

    What to know about the Epstein files released by the Justice Department (opens NPR)

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    The Department of Justice began releasing its files on Friday on the late pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Many documents, which include interview transcripts and call logs, have been heavily redacted.

  4. Breitbart News

    Bill Clinton Featured in Newly Released Epstein Files Documents (opens Breitbart News)

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    The DOJ released documents related to deceased convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein, several of which show former President Bill Clinton.

  5. Fox News

    Epstein files drop sparks bipartisan backlash against Trump administration (opens Fox News)

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    The release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein has sparked bipartisan backlash with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., calling for Attorney General Pam Bondi's resignation.

  6. CNN

    5 takeaways from the Justice Department’s Epstein files release (opens CNN)

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    The Justice Department released thousands of files related to sex offender and accused sex-trafficker Jeffrey Epstein in a much-anticipated document dump Friday.

  7. The Guardian

    Outrage and legal threats: Trump justice department slammed after limited Epstein files release (opens The Guardian)

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    Epstein Files Transparency Act mandated full disclosure of all files by 19 December with certain exemptions

  8. WDIO Duluth

    Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The Justice Department has released thousands of files about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, but the incomplete document dump Friday did not break significant ground about the long-running criminal investigations of the financier or his ties to wealthy and powerful individuals.

  9. WDIO Duluth

    Takeaways from the US Justice Department's initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    The Department of Justice has published thousands of its files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The Friday document dump was long anticipated for its potential to reveal new details about the late sex offender and his connections to powerful people.

  10. CBS News

    Epstein files totaling more than 60,000 pages have already been released this year. Here's what we've seen so far. (opens CBS News)

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    The latest deluge of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, released by the Justice Department, adds to a huge trove of documents and photos that have already been made public.

  11. WSVN Miami

    Takeaways from the US Justice Department’s initial release of Epstein files, mandated by Congress - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday published thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, a release long anticipated for its potential to

  12. NPR

    Justice Department begins releasing Epstein files... What's next? (opens NPR)

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    The Justice Department has begun releasing some the Epstein files. NPR's Mary Louise Kelly talks with Congressman Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who co-sponsored the legislation.

  13. Time

    Incomplete Epstein Files Release Draws Criticism (opens Time)

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    Victims of Jeffrey Epstein and congressional lawmakers condemned the Justice Department for only partially releasing the long-awaited files.

  14. Wyoming Public Media

    DOJ releases Epstein files and the first batch is short on new information (opens Wyoming Public Media)

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    Wyoming Public Media's feed description

    The Justice Department released some of the Epstein files, including many previously public documents, related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's criminal charges and his death by suicide in federal custody.

  15. FOX 5 DC

    Some Epstein files released Friday disappear from DOJ website (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    FOX 5 DC's feed description

    At least 16 files related to Jeffrey Epstein that were released Friday have disappeared from the DOJ website, including photos of President Trump, with no explanation.

  16. NBC News

    Trove of Epstein files contains redacted investigative documents and new photos with powerful men (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    The Department of Justice released the long-awaited Epstein files Friday afternoon.

  17. NPR

    Available to download Friday, some Epstein files no longer there Saturday afternoon (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    An NPR analysis of the Epstein files shows some documents, originally available on Friday, are no longer on the Department of Justice's "Epstein Library" website as the DOJ releases more files.

  18. CBS News

    Over 500 pages in Epstein files were entirely blacked out, CBS News finds (opens CBS News)

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    The Justice Department released thousands of new photos and records on Jeffrey Epstein on Friday, but at least 550 pages in the documents are fully redacted.

  19. WHDH Boston

    Justice Department releases limited set of files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday about convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but the incomplete document dump did not break significant ground

  20. WDIO Duluth

    At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    The Justice Department’s webpage for documents related to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is missing at least 16 of its files a day after they were released. The files, which were no longer available Saturday after being uploaded to the site Friday, included photographs showing paintings of nude women …

  21. New York Post

    Sick new details about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes revealed after DOJ releases files from unsealed grand jury materials (opens New York Post)

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    Unsealed grand jury materials from the latest Justice Department document dump reveal sick new details as the government built against Jeffrey Epstein – even as the disgraced pedo got a plea deal that had him face minimal jail time.

  22. WSVN Miami

    Justice Department begins releasing long-awaited files tied to Epstein sex trafficking investigation - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports (opens WSVN Miami)

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    WSVN Miami's feed description

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department released thousands of files Friday from its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein even as it acknowledged that its documents

  23. Digital Journal

    Newly released Epstein files: what we know (opens Digital Journal)

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    Digital Journal's feed description

    The release of documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein follows months of pressure on the Trump administration for transparency about the

  24. Fortune

    At least 16 Epstein files have disappeared from the DOJ's site — less than a day after they were posted with no explanation (opens Fortune)

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    Fortune's feed description

    “What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public.”

  25. WHEC Rochester

    Epstein files offer scant new insight into his crimes or how he avoided serious prosecution (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    WHEC Rochester's feed description

    The Justice Department’s much-anticipated release of records tied to Jeffrey Epstein have done little to quell the long-simmering intrigue. That's largely because some of the most consequential records were nowhere to be found in what came out Friday.

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