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demmiblue

(39,462 posts)
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:52 PM 1 hr ago

Members of Congress will be able to view unredacted Epstein files next week

Source: NBC News

Members of Congress will be able to begin reviewing the unredacted version of the Department of Justice’s files on Jeffrey Epstein on Monday morning, according to two sources familiar with the DOJ’s plans.

The review process will take place in person at DOJ, according to a letter to members of Congress obtained by NBC News. The members will be able to review the material on computers at the DOJ offices but not review the physical documents themselves.

The letter states that members can review the documents in person, provided they give DOJ 24 hours' notice. The option at this point is only available to members of Congress — and not their staff. They may take notes, but cannot bring in any electronic devices, the letter said.

The review will only be of the 3 million files currently available to the public, not the extensive trove of more than 6 million documents in total that the DOJ says it has in its possession.


Read more: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/members-congress-view-unredacted-epstein-files-monday-rcna257836

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Leghorn21

(14,045 posts)
1. So will any GQPees take a gander or nah
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 03:56 PM
1 hr ago


They’ll wait for their marching orders I suppose…Monday will tell the tale

drray23

(8,640 posts)
6. One does not.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:16 PM
1 hr ago

Staff can scan through the redacted ones already available and tell their congress person which documents to focus on when unredacted. They are all indexed with a unique ref. Number.

underpants

(195,545 posts)
9. Yeah staff would be able to tear through these.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:32 PM
56 min ago

You have a good idea there. I wonder what technology will be available. Will it just be Ctrl F?

drray23

(8,640 posts)
12. Of course not.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:36 PM
51 min ago

They have tools for that. It's common when reviewing million of documents as part of a trial discovery. I assume these tools are now augmented with AI to help sort through it.

hunter

(40,468 posts)
11. We're still in the bury them with bullshit phase of this administration's defense.
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:36 PM
51 min ago

They are still determining which of their own they will throw under the bus.

Andrew the-former-prince was an easy one. Nobody cares about him.

hamsterjill

(17,182 posts)
8. Can they then report what they find from viewing the files?
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:26 PM
1 hr ago

Or is this going to be another Feinstein "you wouldn't believe what we saw in there" type of thing?

intheflow

(30,074 posts)
13. They can ony view the docs electronically?
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:43 PM
45 min ago

NFW. Hard copies must be seen because we all know how much this regime loves creating AI shit and false images. They'll try to pull the same shit with the Fulton County 2020 ballots, mark my words.

Ford_Prefect

(8,541 posts)
14. Once more into the breach! IMO those will only cover benign issues like parking tickets in Manhattan. They will skirt
Fri Feb 6, 2026, 04:52 PM
35 min ago

anything of meaningful content, or they will misdirect to other people rather than DJT.

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