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Trump DOJ hands unredacted Epstein records to judge

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The Department of Justice handed a federal judge the unredacted Epstein records, which could lead to new revelations, per reports. According to reporting by MeidasTouch News, the Trump DOJ confirmed on Thursday that it handed over unredacted records related to the Epstein files for private review. The DOJ is turning over the records as it deals with a lawsuit brought by journalist and legal expert Katie Phang, who sued the Trump administration because of how it redacted the files. According to court documents filed by the DOJ and shared by MeidasTouch News, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed off on the move. The documents submitted by the DOJ show unredacted parts of the Epstein files in an attempt to justify the Trump administration's redactions in the current version of the publicly available files. In the filing, DOJ argues the unredacted records show its stated justifications support ten redactions that the court flagged. The DOJ wrote that most of the disputed redactions conceal the identities of victims or potential victims, while others protect personal information and the identities of law enforcement personnel and an assistant U.S. attorney. DOJ also acknowledged an 'inadvertent' redaction of Epstein's own email address in one record and has since lifted that redaction.