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Nittersing

(8,547 posts)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:29 PM Feb 2026

Attorney General Todd Blanche just admitted the DOJ excluded images showing "death, physical abuse, or injury"

The government is acknowledging graphic evidence exists and chose to withhold it, while redacting names tied to Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful associates, including Donald Trump.


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Attorney General Todd Blanche just admitted the DOJ excluded images showing "death, physical abuse, or injury" (Original Post) Nittersing Feb 2026 OP
While failing to redact victims identity Bobstandard Feb 2026 #1
Yes, but they made up for it Dale in Laurel MD Feb 2026 #6
The only identities they were working to redact slightlv Feb 2026 #10
Death? Physical abuse? Boomerproud Feb 2026 #2
How many young girls who got sucked into Putin & Epstein's international child sex trafficking ring via .. Botany Feb 2026 #24
Yet no one can be charged? boston bean Feb 2026 #3
Unfortunately. GB_RN Feb 2026 #16
Sexual abuse like rape of underage people has no statute of limitation.nt. drray23 Feb 2026 #19
Depends on the state EdmondDantes_ Feb 2026 #26
If the statute of limitations had run out on all the possible crimes to charge Epstein co-conspirators with Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #29
Why is he protecting these psychos Blues Heron Feb 2026 #4
Most likely because THEY have dirt on HIM. MLWR Feb 2026 #21
Wait, wut? n/t leftstreet Feb 2026 #5
It's really bad. Congress has a decision to make... Joinfortmill Feb 2026 #7
They need to deploy cadaver dogs to ALL of johnnyfins Feb 2026 #13
Please Scotland. Do it now! johnnyfins Feb 2026 #14
Pieces of trash. Clouds Passing Feb 2026 #20
Does that include Epstein's death or just the victims? Uncle Joe Feb 2026 #8
Might be neither. Igel Feb 2026 #11
Sascha Riley claims that Epstein and others definitely produced snuff films Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #30
Evidence "not produced" Alice Kramden Feb 2026 #9
Yeah... obviously. slightlv Feb 2026 #12
So evidence of the worst crimes is excluded? Diraven Feb 2026 #15
Remember.....Releasing the Files purr-rat beauty Feb 2026 #17
You can bet your sweet bippy popsdenver Feb 2026 #18
Attorney General Todd Blanche just admitted the DOJ excluded images showing "death, physical abuse, or injury" MLWR Feb 2026 #22
Todd, you really need to find another job PatSeg Feb 2026 #23
K&R spanone Feb 2026 #25
Is this another of his "humanely" rants? bucolic_frolic Feb 2026 #27
K&R UTUSN Feb 2026 #28
Photos released in Epstein dump not enough evidence to prosecute, Blanche says Mosby Feb 2026 #31
The Epstein law itself requires the DOJ to provide detailed justifications for every single Wiz Imp Feb 2026 #32
There was an extortion email claiming two girls were buried near Zoro ranch. mackdaddy Feb 2026 #33

Bobstandard

(2,408 posts)
1. While failing to redact victims identity
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 06:46 PM
Feb 2026

They were supposed to preserve the victims privacy. They didn’t.

slightlv

(8,097 posts)
10. The only identities they were working to redact
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:27 PM
Feb 2026

were the oligarchs names and trumps (and they didn't do a great job at that, either). These people, throughout this administration, had to have all been in the remedial classes at their schools. They not only never matured emotionally, they were among the lowest IQs in the room!

Botany

(78,045 posts)
24. How many young girls who got sucked into Putin & Epstein's international child sex trafficking ring via ..
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:22 PM
Feb 2026

Trump’s modeling and beauty pageants, Maxwell’s recruiting, or from Putin via Russia, Eastern Europe,
or Asia have just disappeared into the ocean around Epstein’s Island a Trump property or golf course,
or ended up working as sex slaves in God only knows what kind of place?

GB_RN

(3,592 posts)
16. Unfortunately.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:39 PM
Feb 2026

Statute of limitations, in most cases, is 5 years. Murder (no SoL) is the only exception I’m aware of.
There is one way that I know the SoL can be reset and it can even be paused, but I’m pretty sure it doesn’t apply here. And, even if it did, you’d have to have a prosecutor willing to take the case to a Grand Jury AND the victims be willing to testify. For most of them, I wouldn’t hold my breath counting on it. And given their trauma, plus the certainty of death threats from the MAGAts, who can blame any of the victims for taking a pass?

EdmondDantes_

(2,220 posts)
26. Depends on the state
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:26 PM
Feb 2026

In Florida there's no statute of limitations for sex crimes against minors committed after July 1, 2020. So any victims of that crime by Epstein or associates in Florida wouldn't benefit. The article doesn't say what the previous limitations were.

https://floridaphoenix.com/briefs/donnas-law-could-open-door-to-prosecution-of-sex-crimes-against-kids/

Wiz Imp

(10,618 posts)
29. If the statute of limitations had run out on all the possible crimes to charge Epstein co-conspirators with
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 10:52 PM
Feb 2026

Then there would be no reason to further investigate any claims and the DOJ would have zero justification for holding back any files.

Sexual abuse statutes of limitations vary from state to state, though in many states, the statutes of limitation have been eliminated if the victim was 16 or younger. Regardless of possible criminal charges, I believe victims could still file civil charges in most states. That wouldn't put the perpetrators in jail, but it could cost them tons of money and basically destroy them.

Joinfortmill

(21,812 posts)
7. It's really bad. Congress has a decision to make...
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:04 PM
Feb 2026

They better make it soon. IMPEACH THIS PIECE OF TRASH.

johnnyfins

(4,096 posts)
13. They need to deploy cadaver dogs to ALL of
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:31 PM
Feb 2026

TSF's golf courses in this country. Start with the one in California that was mentioned in latest file dump. Lots of places on golf courses to hide evidence.

Igel

(37,647 posts)
11. Might be neither.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:27 PM
Feb 2026

If Epstein had violent commercial porn or a snuff film he downloaded on his computer, it's in the files. Because it's everything Epstein had--whether released or not.

Wiz Imp

(10,618 posts)
30. Sascha Riley claims that Epstein and others definitely produced snuff films
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 10:55 PM
Feb 2026

Now we have no idea if anything Sascha Riley said was true, but the allegations are definitely out there in the public now.

slightlv

(8,097 posts)
12. Yeah... obviously.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:29 PM
Feb 2026

They wouldn't want to sully their donors reputations by showing these people killed little girls during and after sex, right? Damn! Could there be anything worse representing the U.S. I do hope these people understand there IS a reckoning coming for them, at some point. And the only thing they can hope for is to die before it gets to them.

Diraven

(1,960 posts)
15. So evidence of the worst crimes is excluded?
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:37 PM
Feb 2026

And the only thing they're letting us see instead are friendly emails about parties that prove Epstein was just a fun guy.

purr-rat beauty

(1,533 posts)
17. Remember.....Releasing the Files
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:45 PM
Feb 2026

Would hurt TRUMP's "friends"

Those who laundered, those who extorted, evaded taxes, those who blackmailed, espionage, those who exploited, molested, raped, impregnated, physically abused, and MURDERED Children....possibly adults?

Remember....these are TRUMP's "friends" trump wants to protect

we REALLY want a SOCIOPATH running this place?

popsdenver

(2,730 posts)
18. You can bet your sweet bippy
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:50 PM
Feb 2026

That Epstein was in Bed with Putin, and Putin has every bit of Epstein's records, and that is the stronghold Putin has over Trump, Republican Politicians, and un-doubtedly many UBER rich Republican Donors as well as public figures......

MLWR

(1,123 posts)
22. Attorney General Todd Blanche just admitted the DOJ excluded images showing "death, physical abuse, or injury"
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:02 PM
Feb 2026

W T F? DEATH???? PHYSICAL ABUSE??? INJURY???? This is hiding evidence of felonies. This is misprision of a felony. This is OBSTRUCTION OF JUSTICE.

Wiz Imp

(10,618 posts)
32. The Epstein law itself requires the DOJ to provide detailed justifications for every single
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:04 PM
Feb 2026

document, picture, video, etc. that they fail to release. An example of what the law requires is that the DOJ would have to explicitly say they can't release Video A because it shows Epstein physically abusing a minor, or video B because it shows him injuring a minor. The law also only prohibits those items from being released publicly, it doesn't prevent them from being released to Congress.

The generic statement from Blanche ain't remotely close to sufficient.

mackdaddy

(1,991 posts)
33. There was an extortion email claiming two girls were buried near Zoro ranch.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 11:22 PM
Feb 2026

May have been a scam but was claiming to include clips from Epstein's cameras that showed the two girls being strangled during rough 'play' and buried in the hills near the ranch.

No details from the FBI if they ever followed up.

Virginia Roberts was beaten so bad she was taken to he hospital according to her book so would not be out of the realm of possibility.

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