Epstein case: FBI changes Trump’s name from files during internal review; DOJ defends decision

An FBI FOIA team rebuilt Trump’s name and other major public data from Jeffrey Epstein files during an internal review earlier this year. During the march review of a record of about 100,000 pages, around 1,000 FBI agents were directed to mark any mention of Trump, telling three people familiar to Bloomberg.

The Department of Justice later stated that the review did not change the “customer list” or evidence connecting Trump to criminal activity, although his name appeared in Epstein’s contact book and Udaan log.The team responsible for the final review of comprehensive records last month implemented the readation before the DOJ and the FBI that the “no further disclosure” of the files would be properly or warrant. “From the government’s point of view, Trump was a private citizen at the time of Epstein’s investigation and, such as, is entitled to privacy security.Bloomberg reported that FBI agents were directed to gather and review all Epstein -related materials following the request of Attorney General Palm Bandy. The review identified several references to Trump and other famous figures. FOIA officials then rebuilt the names that were private citizens at that time, which cite privacy security for those individuals.The files redested later were sent to Bondi, who reportedly informed Trump in May that his name was seen in documents.The authorities have cited the concerns of confidentiality and the safety of the victims as further content is to be stopped. This decision has criticized bipartisan and how the files have been handled, it has been investigated.Trump said at the beginning of this week, “The whole thing is a deception. He ran the files. I was running against someone who used to run the files. If they had anything, they would have been issued.”