And there is not a convenient flash drive with all the "Epstein files" ready for an army of digital super-sleuths to peruse.
In reality, this is what the mythical "Epstein files" look like:
Posted on 12/21/2025 3:18:40 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Department says image was flagged by prosecutors before determining it posed no risk to survivors of late sex offender
The US justice department said on Sunday it had restored an image it had removed a day earlier from the public release of investigative files related to Jeffrey Epstein after concluding that the photograph, which included within it a photo of Donald Trump, posed no risk of public exposure to victims of the late convicted sex offender.
The justice department said the image had been flagged by federal prosecutors in New York for potentially exposing victims of Epstein. Its unexplained removal on Saturday triggered a chorus of accusations from Democrats about evident political interference in favor of the president, a former friend of Epstein.
“Out of an abundance of caution, the Department of Justice temporarily removed the image for further review,” the department said on X. “After the review, it was determined there is no evidence that any Epstein victims are depicted in the photograph, and it has been reposted without any alteration or redaction.”
Earlier on Sunday, deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche saidthat removing photos from Friday’s Epstein files release, including one of Trump, has “nothing to do” with the president – and maintained the images would likely go back up after it is determined whether they need redactions.
Blanche said the 16 removals came at the request of victim advocacy groups. “We don’t have perfect information,” Blanche told NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday. “And so when, when we hear from victims-rights groups about this type of photograph, we pull it down and investigate.”
As Blanche put it, an investigation into the photos was ongoing, and they “will go back up,” with the only question being “whether there will be redactions”.
Victims rights advocate Gloria Allred told CNN...
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And there is not a convenient flash drive with all the "Epstein files" ready for an army of digital super-sleuths to peruse.
In reality, this is what the mythical "Epstein files" look like:
See the clever but predictable game these s-bags play. On the one hand they claim a coverup. On the other hand, Gloria Allred screams about releasing photos without protecting victims.
Based on available information from the U.S. Department of Justice's ongoing release under the Epstein Files Transparency Act (signed November 19, 2025), critics and legal observers (including victim advocacy groups) estimate that only about 10% of the total Epstein-related files held by the DOJ have been digitized and released so far, meaning approximately 90% remain to be digitized. This is based on the initial batch of around 3,951 documents (totaling over 60,000 pages) compared to the full scope of hundreds of thousands of files referenced in reports, though the exact total volume is not publicly specified.
This is not a trivial task. The process involves scanning physical documents and media (e.g., VHS tapes, DVDs, photos), reviewing for sensitive content like child sexual abuse material (which has led to some items explicitly marked as "not scanned"), applying complex and inconsistent redactions, and complying with legal protections for victims, officials, and ongoing proceedings. It required a dedicated FBI "Special Redaction Project" earlier in 2025 involving around 1,000 personnel, and the DOJ has indicated further releases will continue into early 2026 due to these challenges.
Watch out for their safety.
In Season 5, Episode 20 of the X-Files, the government agents set fire to Mulder’s files and burned the place down.
How can so much information be produced for a single person and NOT ONE ‘john’ has been found after TWO sex trafficking convictions?
I hear that a lot, but not sure it adds up fully. For example, what is the actual purpose of having/holding incriminating photos of someone?
So barely anything, so far. Some critics on TV were saying today that hardly any of it is searchable by alphabetical characters so far, as required by the new law, either. Some data scientist said they ran a search for the name "Epstein" and it only returned a couple hundred hits, total.
Just an example why Trump’s shoot from the hip manner can be a sticky wicket.
I have no idea what that question means.
I saw a photo of Trump on a plane with an obviously young girl with a blacked out face. It turned out to be Ivanka, after I did a search for the photo.
Document Management Systems are not trivial.
It will take hundreds of years of man-hours to digitize and categorize 300,000 pages of documents.
You can’t just snap your fingers.
Sorry, thought it would be obvious. Here’s something more direct - Why was Epstein gathering photos, or videos, of people? Which leads to - If someone else now has that media instead, couldn’t they still be keeping it secret, to use it for the same purpose? Hint: blackmail, leverage, etc.
No one is going to read these “files” and most people really don’t care. The media is really just hoping to pull a few Donald Trump “quotes” out of context so they can damage him politically. If there really are national security implications from releasing everything Trump should release it anyways and then just lean on the fact that the law demanded it. The security hawks may try to be more careful playing silly games next time. Same with “Victims”. Release all the victim names and let the victims have it out with Congress. This story is turning into quintessential fake news.
They only person who can answer that question definitively is allegedly dead.
Yugely heavy straw grasping by the ‘Rats.
Not according to the data scientists that were on TV that work on legal cases. They say in large legal cases the number of documents involved often go into the millions of pages, and are typically imported via character recognition and sorted into searchable forms in just a few weeks, or months at most. Maybe they were liars simply because they were on TV, or maybe they were talking about private enterprise performing that operation and not government, but that is what they both said. So I just asked an AI engine for its opinion.
Are there legal cases that require millions of pages be put into searchable formats, and how long does that normally take?
Yes, there are legal cases that require millions of pages to be put into searchable formats. The time it takes to process millions of pages into searchable formats can vary significantly depending on the complexity of the documents, the technology used, and the specific requirements for redaction and review, but it can take several weeks or even longer.
After all of their kvetching, it looks like the Guardian didn’t post the picture in question. If they did, there was nothing untoward involving Trump, so all the commotion was for nothing…again.
Are these “data scientists” “experts?”
As we all know, “experts” know everything.
If there were anything damaging to Trump in the mythical “Epstein files,” the Democrats would have released it long ago.
I hear that a lot, but not sure it adds up fully. For example, what is the actual purpose of having/holding incriminating photos of someone?
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Blame Epstein for not using any blackmail he had on Trump.
It was during the Trump Administration that Epstein found himself in jail before he met his end (?)
Him, Maxwell, and that Weinstein Hollywood dirtbag all should have pulled the leverage lever they had against Trump.
/s
Or maybe there was no there there with regards to Trump.
It looks like Clinton was a fan.. Maybe Epstein hoped it was going to be Hillary as President instead of Trump, because that’s how the Swamp, Deep State, rolls.
And all three of those folks might be walking around free to continue their lives with no consequences from a Swamp and Deep State in love with blackmail and leverage.
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