The U.S. Department of Justice has just released a huge batch of documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, as required by a new transparency law. On the surface it looks like a big deal — thousands of pages, photos, and investigative records finally made public. But here’s the catch: hundreds of pages are completely blacked out — in some cases whole documents are just blocks of black with nothing readable. At least 550 pages were fully redacted in the latest release, and many others are partially obscured. That’s sparked real frustration from both sides of the political aisle. Some lawmakers are saying the Justice Department isn’t living up to the law’s intent. They argue that the point of releasing these files was to let the public see what powerful people were connected to Epstein’s network and how the system handled the case — and instead, most of the actual text is hidden. There’s even controversy over how some files briefly appeared online and were then taken down shortly afterward, including photos that included a former U.S. president. The DOJ says it’s being careful to protect victims’ identities and comply with legal requirements, but a lot of people still feel like something is being kept from them. What I find myself wondering is: why release it at all if so much is unreadable? Is this just a symbolic gesture to check a legal box, or could there really be sensitive information that genuinely needs protecting? I don’t have the answers, but this definitely doesn’t feel like the full picture. #News #EpsteinFiles