10.02.2026 - 08:05 [ Time Magazine ]

Trump Officials Redacted Epstein Files to Protect ‘Prominent’ Individuals, Lawmakers Allege

“There are six men, some of them with their photographs, that have been redacted, and there’s no explanation why those people were redacted,” Massie, a Republican, said after spending roughly two hours reviewing the documents inside a secure reading room at a Department of Justice satellite office. He added that at least one of the six men was a U.S. citizen and at least one was foreign, but declined to reveal their names. “I probably should do that from the floor or in a committee hearing,” Massie said.