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Nittersing

(8,218 posts)
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 05:29 PM Feb 2

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

slightlv

(7,586 posts)
10. The only identities they were working to redact
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:27 PM
Feb 2

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

(76,755 posts)
24. How many young girls who got sucked into Putin & Epstein's international child sex trafficking ring via ..
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:22 PM
Feb 2

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

(3,533 posts)
16. Unfortunately.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:39 PM
Feb 2

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_

(1,555 posts)
26. Depends on the state
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:26 PM
Feb 2

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

(9,376 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, 09:52 PM
Feb 2

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.

johnnyfins

(3,608 posts)
13. They need to deploy cadaver dogs to ALL of
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:31 PM
Feb 2

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

(37,440 posts)
11. Might be neither.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:27 PM
Feb 2

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

(9,376 posts)
30. Sascha Riley claims that Epstein and others definitely produced snuff films
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 09:55 PM
Feb 2

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

slightlv

(7,586 posts)
12. Yeah... obviously.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:29 PM
Feb 2

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

(1,859 posts)
15. So evidence of the worst crimes is excluded?
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:37 PM
Feb 2

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

(1,118 posts)
17. Remember.....Releasing the Files
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:45 PM
Feb 2

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

(1,900 posts)
18. You can bet your sweet bippy
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 07:50 PM
Feb 2

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

(908 posts)
22. Attorney General Todd Blanche just admitted the DOJ excluded images showing "death, physical abuse, or injury"
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 08:02 PM
Feb 2

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

(9,376 posts)
32. The Epstein law itself requires the DOJ to provide detailed justifications for every single
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 10:04 PM
Feb 2

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

(1,962 posts)
33. There was an extortion email claiming two girls were buried near Zoro ranch.
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 10:22 PM
Feb 2

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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