DOJ tried to hide this Epstein document about Trump — here’s what it reveals: Rick Wilson
Source: Alternet.org · Bias: Left
Summary
In his weekly Lincoln Project podcast, Rick Wilson mocked President Donald Trump for a complete and utter failure to distract from the case around trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The latest in the ongoing scandal, however, is that a document has been exposed that was completely redacted by the Justice Department. Under the law passed by Congress, the only redactions the Justice Department can make are the names of the survivors of Epstein's abuse. But Wilson has a copy of one document that was redacted by the DOJ and doesn't mention survivors. It mentions Trump. Wilson said that he was given the document by Rep. Dan Goldman (D-N.Y.), who obtained the full copy from another source. "In it, Trump's attorney at the time, Alan Garten, I believe, is the name, revealed a few small things," Wilson said. "One of which is that Trump never threw Epstein out of Mar-a-Lago." Trump has said for years that he and Epstein got into a fight over a real estate matter. Then it was reported that Trump was actually mad that Epstein was taking girls from his country club to work for him. It isn't clear which one or if both are true, but Trump maintains that he and Epstein fell out and he banned the trafficker from Mar-a-Lago. A more recent report cites Trump telling a local Palm Beach County police officer that he was grateful Epstein was finally arrested, saying, "everyone has known he's been doing this." It flagged Trump's continued denials that he never knew about Epstein's crimes. Wilson said that Epstein was never a member of Mar-a-Lago and that Trump never threw him out. "That even after that, he went to Epstein's home, flew on his plane," Wilson said. "This is material that the FBI and the Department of Justice have absolutely no reason to redact, and yet it is still redacted in their official version, even the one they will provide for members of Congress."Attorney General Pam Bondi testified to Congress that there is no evidence that Trump committed a crime in his activities with Epstein. She has resisted appearing under oath before the House Oversight Committee, and on Thursday had a closed-door meeting with Republicans where she was not under oath.Democrats fought back, refusing to take part in the meeting and demanding that Bondi comply with the subpoena. There are about 3 million more documents that have not been released by the Justice Department. Wilson said that Epstein is still the elephant in the room for the GOP. Through all of these allegations, including one from a girl who was between 13 and 15 when she alleges Trump assaulted her, Trump remained friends with Epstein. Wilson believes that the DOJ is still working to hide the files from the public "because they know the clock is running. They know the clock is running fast. There's going to be something cataclysmic in November."
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