Snopes: DOJ staffer told undercover date the department would 'redact every Republican' from Epstein files

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A U.S. Department of Justice deputy chief said the department would “redact every Republican or conservative person” before releasing its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Rating: Correct Attribution

Context
O'Keefe Media Group published a covertly recorded video on Sept. 3, 2025, in which Joseph Schnitt, a Department of Justice staffer, told a woman he was on a date with that the department would “redact every Republican or conservative person” before releasing the Epstein files. Schnitt and the DOJ both acknowledged the footage in separate statements and did not question its authenticity. However, Snopes could not independently verify whether Schnitt's statements in the footage were true.

In September 2025, a claim (archived) circulated online that a U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) deputy chief said the department would "redact every Republican or conservative person" before releasing its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/epstein-files-doj-undercover-date/

[underpants]

1. You know what this might mean - James O'Keefe actually finally got something real

The crest of his stuff has been crap.

[Bluetus]

2. It appears that this DOJ guy does not approve of the redactions

It seems that he expects to be fired soon and was eager to get this message out. If so, it is more of an intentional leak, or whistle blowing activity, then some kind of news flash from O'Keefe.

Nonetheless, we should applaud people doing the right thing, even if they have been unscrupulous enablers of the fascists heretofore. Maybe they are coming to realize the errors of their ways, or maybe they have some other agenda. Whatever, if it helps expose the WHOLE STORY, which is vast and far more than just some old men having sex with young ladies, that is a good thing.

If Dems are caught up in this, so be it. But we must have zero tolerance for any redactions, other than as necessary to protect innocent victims.

[marble falls]

3. Snopes is one of the few sites (including Media Bias/Fact Check, DU, Mozilla) I support by membership.