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At least 15 newly-released Epstein files have disappeared from DOJ’s website, records show
At least 15 newly-released files have disappeared from the Justice Department’s website containing documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, including one file that shows a photo of President Trump, CBS News has determined.
CBS News downloaded the complete set of documents on Friday and compared it to what was available Saturday.
The Department of Justice has not responded to a request for comment about the discrepancy, and it’s unclear why the files are missing a day after they were initially released.
One of the missing files showed a mass of framed photos on a desk. They include former President Bill Clinton and the pope. In an open drawer in the same image, there was a photo of Mr. Trump, Epstein and Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell.
Other missing files included photos of a room with what appeared to be a massage table and nude photos and nude paintings.
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FBI special agent testified in 2007 about victim at Epstein’s house
An FBI special agent testified before a federal grand jury in 2007, describing how a victim was brought into Jeffrey Epstein’s home, one Epstein file released Saturday showed.
“[Redacted] was the one who brought [redacted] to Mr. Epstein’s house. [Redacted] told [redacted[ that she may have to remove her clothing and that she could make $200 if she performed a massage for Mr. Epstein,” the agent said.
“She also was told by [redacted] that he may try to touch you, but if you are uncomfortable, just tell him no, and she also said that if Epstein asked her age, she was to say she was 18,” the agent said.
One victim told the agent she was 16 when she first went to Epstein’s home, the agent said.
Massages turned more sexual in nature, as in other cases, and the girls were either partly or fully naked during the future massages, the agent testified. The Department of Justice redacted lines about Epstein’s actions on one girl.
The victim told the FBI agent that Epstein got the girl something sexual for her 18th birthday, and used it on her. It’s unclear what it was since the item was redacted in the file.
The victim also detailed to the agent how Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell would set up Epstein’s appointments, and Maxwell would play phone tag with victims to see if they were around when they would be traveling to different cities.
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Epstein accuser Marina Lacerda says “the justice is system is failing us”
Marina Lacerda, an accuser of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, demands that the Justice Department “stop redacting names that don’t need to be redacted” from the Epstein files.
Lacerda, who alleges Epstein started sexually abusing her at his New York City mansion when she was 14,