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Aug 1, 2025 FBI redacted the president's name from Epstein investigation files ahead of FOIA release, prompting a senior official's forced retirement Corroborated Information, Memory and Manipulation
Selective redaction of a public figure's name from law-enforcement records raises concerns about obstruction of transparency in a matter of high public interest.
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- FBI officials directed to redact Trump's name from Epstein files in response to FOIA requests — Bloomberg reported that senior officials at the FBI's Record/Information Dissemination Section were instructed to redact Trump's name from Epstein investigation documents in preparation for public release under FOIA. Michael Seidel, the section chief who had worked at the FBI for 14 years, vocally opposed the directive and was subsequently told he could either retire or be fired; he chose retirement. The redactions were applied despite Trump being identified in numerous documents during the federal investigation launched in 2006.
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Week 28 – 2025-07-26–2025-08-01
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