The US Justice Department on Friday began releasing the long-awaited records from the investigation into the politically explosive case of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The files are expected to shed light on the disgraced financier’s connections with high-profile business executives, celebrities, academics, and politicians, including President Donald Trump.
However, it is unclear how much Trump’s department—which has total control over the release—will allow to see the light of day or even how it is selecting documents.
The huge trove of documents included seven pages listing the names of 254 masseuses that are entirely blacked out, alongside the explanation “redacted to protect potential victim information”.
The release also included numerous photographs not previously made public — including one depicting a younger-looking former president Bill Clinton reclining in a hot tub, with part of the image obscured by a black rectangle.
Another image depicts Clinton swimming with a dark-haired woman who appears to be Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell.
