{"id":65877,"date":"2026-02-10T06:59:59","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:59:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/doj-accused-of-cover-up-after-lawmakers-view-unredacted-epstein-files-first-thing\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T06:59:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T11:59:59","slug":"doj-accused-of-cover-up-after-lawmakers-view-unredacted-epstein-files-first-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/10\/doj-accused-of-cover-up-after-lawmakers-view-unredacted-epstein-files-first-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"DoJ accused of cover-up after lawmakers view unredacted Epstein files | First Thing"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Raskin, House judiciary ranking member, says \u2018mysterious redactions\u2019 obscure abusers\u2019 names. Plus, RFK Jr accused of misleading Senate<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/info\/2018\/sep\/17\/guardian-us-morning-briefing-sign-up-to-stay-informed\"><strong>Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Good morning.<\/p>\n<p>A top House Democrat on Monday accused the justice department of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/09\/jamie-raskin-doj-cover-up-epstein-files\">making \u201cmysterious redactions\u201d<\/a> to documents related to Jeffrey Epstein that obscured the names of abusers, while also allowing the identities of the disgraced financier\u2019s victims to become public.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What did Raskin say?<\/strong> He told reporters \u201cthere were tons of completely unnecessary redactions, in addition to the failure to redact the names of victims, and so that was troubling to us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What happens next?<\/strong> \u201cWe\u2019re going to start by posing questions directly to attorney general [Pam] Bondi about the process that produced such flawed results, and that has created such mystery,\u201d Raskin said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How bad does it look?<\/strong> The US fell from 28th place to 29th, overtaken by Lithuania, recording its lowest ever score of 64. (Transparency International said the score did not factor in all of the events of 2025.)<\/p>\n<p><strong>What about globally?<\/strong> The report identified an overall global deterioration, as 31 countries improved their score while 50 declined.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/feb\/10\/first-thing-doj-accused-cover-up-lawmakers-unredacted-epstein-files\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jamie Raskin, House judiciary ranking member, says \u2018mysterious redactions\u2019 obscure abusers\u2019 names. Plus, RFK Jr accused of misleading Senate Don\u2019t already get First Thing in your inbox? Sign up here Good morning. 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