Epstein victims and lawmakers criticise number of files released and redactions

爱泼斯坦受害者及立法者批评释放的文件数量及删减情况

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2025-12-21

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We get reaction to the Epstein files, which were released on Friday but were heavily redacted and represent only a fraction of the number held by the FBI. There is more information, but are Epstein survivors satisfied that enough is being done? We are joined by Lisa Bryant, director and executive producer of a Netflix documentary series titled Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich. Also on today’s programme: President Zelensky says he is open to US proposals for direct talks with Russia, though there are conditions; will the prizefighter vs YouTuber bout change boxing? And a new lemon-shaped planet has been discovered -- and it’s really weird. A sheet of redacted pages in connection with late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is shown on a computer screen (19 December, 2025. U.S. Justice Department/Reuters)
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  • In the end,

  • only a fraction of the so-called Epstein files were released by the deadline on Friday and those have been heavily redacted,

  • swathes of text blacked out and photos partly obscured.

  • But that's still thousands of pages of evidence currently being combed through by journalists and lawmakers and open to public scrutiny,

  • just as President Trump promised in his election campaign last year.

  • Some documents released prove what many of the survivors of Epstein alleged for years,

  • including evidence of a police report dating back to 1996,

  • when one survivor, Maria Farmer, first raised the alarm with police.

  • The political reaction has continued across the day,