FBI Redacted Trump’s Name in Epstein Files for Privacy Reasons

The Federal Bureau of Investigation redacted President Donald Trump’s name and those of other high-profile individuals from government files related to Jeffrey Epstein, according to three people familiar with the matter.

The redactions were made by a team of FBI employees tasked with reviewing the Epstein files for potential public release. The names were withheld under privacy protections because those individuals, including Trump, were private citizens when the federal investigation into Epstein began in 2006, the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the matter publicly.

Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida in 1997.

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