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A new investigation examining emails sent between federal investigators and prosecutors has raised fresh doubts over the Department of Justice’s claim that it has released the full cache of Jeffrey Epstein files, suggesting the material made public amounts to just 2% of the data gathered by federal agents.

Channel 4 News reported that internal emails seen by its journalists show federal investigators expected to process between 20 and 40 terabytes of data seized from Epstein’s properties, including his Florida mansion, New York townhouse, and private island.

The broadcaster added that emails between investigators discussed the data “totaling” up to 50 terabytes from the “earliest stages” in June 2020.

In another internal email from 2025, the report continued, officials said that they were “looking at approximately 14.6 terabytes of archived data.”

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[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org 6 points 1 day ago (20 children)

A lot of the data is composed of child abuse videos though, not evidence the videos existed, the videos themselves, so in that regard I do expect and hope they're never publicly released.

But yes, of course, everything else was withheld or censored just to protect the abusers, and those do need to come out, we just don't know the exact ratio or numbers as being shared by this article.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 14 points 1 day ago (14 children)

If the elites are in these videos they need to be released. People need to see these people doing the crimes to fully wake up no matter how horrible that is. It’s the only way the victims will have a chance of justice sadly.

[–] kadu@scribe.disroot.org -1 points 1 day ago (13 children)

You're defending the release and that "people need to see" videos of children being raped? Are you clinically insane? No, nobody needs to see anything, and the victim's suffering aren't a stage for your vengeance.

The fact they're confirmed to exist, audited by closed door experts and trialed through a legal system is all that would suffice in a working society. Now, is the US a good example of a functional country? No, not at all, but "releasing the videos" does nothing.

Again, we already know they're pedophiles, releasing the names is enough, you don't need to watch the actual videos. If people aren't revolting now, it's not from a lack of explicit CSAM recordings.

It's bizarre I even have to explain this.

[–] chahn.chris@piefed.social 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nothing else seems to be able to pierce the MAGA bubble. This is obviously the psychological nuclear option. It’s not a good option. Do you have any proposals on what else might work to get through?

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