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BumRushDaShow

(171,708 posts)
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:03 PM Jan 2026

Trump DOJ accidentally exposed Epstein victims' identities in new botched release

Source: Raw Story

January 30, 2026 3:43PM ET


The Trump administration has botched the release of the Jeffrey Epstein sex trafficking case files to accidentally expose private information about the victims — something that was clearly carved out of disclosure requirements under federal law, and that the administration itself has said it is working hard to avoid doing.

According to MS NOW legal analyst Lisa Rubin in a post on X Friday afternoon, her network's "initial review of documents just produced in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act indicate that despite a promise (and the obligation) to protect victim-identifying information, the DOJ has revealed the names and other identifying details of known survivors of Jeffrey Epstein."

For example, she wrote, "In at least one case, MS NOW found a driver's license with an unredacted photo among the documents produced today. None of these documents were previously produced in public court filings."

This comes after the Trump administration emphasized in court filings that the reason they had not released all of the files yet, despite it being over a month since the legal deadline to release them all, was that they were exercising due diligence to prevent the leak of private victim-identifying information.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/epstein-files-2675063270/

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Trump DOJ accidentally exposed Epstein victims' identities in new botched release (Original Post) BumRushDaShow Jan 2026 OP
Mistake? SergeStorms Jan 2026 #1
intentional...create chaos... msongs Jan 2026 #2
That was no mistake............. Lovie777 Jan 2026 #3
Looking at the latest ones they turned around and re-deleted. LiberalArkie Jan 2026 #4
No Mistake Pharlo Jan 2026 #5
AGAIN?? 2naSalit Jan 2026 #6
Wasn't EuterpeThelo Jan 2026 #7
By "victim-identifying information" they mean "Trump-identifying information" and "minion-identifying information" 0rganism Jan 2026 #8
Mistake my ass MustLoveBeagles Jan 2026 #9
It was not an accident. It has happened with each release of Epstein files so far. SunSeeker Jan 2026 #10
Not an accident Rebl2 Jan 2026 #11
That was no accident. This is Trump et al being cruel in the usual way they are to anyone who they are afraid of. Ford_Prefect Jan 2026 #12
Not an accident maspaha Jan 2026 #13
No mistake. hadEnuf Jan 2026 #14
Accidentally my ass! KPN Jan 2026 #15
Nothing accidental about this at all. Premeditated & orchestrated Scalded Nun Jan 2026 #16
DOJ: "saw law, violated same." lastlib Jan 2026 #17
It was never about protecting the victims! FakeNoose Jan 2026 #18
A "mistake" to provide the rationale to stop the release and protect the victims? NoMoreRepugs Jan 2026 #19
Well to them Figarosmom Jan 2026 #20
SOP for these child raping monsters. rubbersole Jan 2026 #21
That was not accidental. BradBo Jan 2026 #22
"Accidentally"? 3catwoman3 Jan 2026 #23
Some Time Ago I Said That DallasNE Feb 2026 #24
Unless DOGE built it... travelingthrulife Feb 2026 #27
"accidentally" Sam I Yam Feb 2026 #25
They are doing it on purpose to damage the case. travelingthrulife Feb 2026 #26
"accidentally" in the same way Russian dissidents and inconvenient people "accidentally" fall out of windows ck4829 Feb 2026 #28

LiberalArkie

(19,902 posts)
4. Looking at the latest ones they turned around and re-deleted.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:23 PM
Jan 2026

Someone put it up on the site, pressed enter and then said "Opps"

Pharlo

(1,867 posts)
5. No Mistake
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:25 PM
Jan 2026

It's ALWAYS the victims whose identity is revealed, NEVER the perpetrators. A 'mistake' would not be so consistent - there would be unintentional identification of BOTH victims and perpetrators if this were an actual mistake. THIS is a flagrant attempt to intimidate witnesses and should be treated as such.

EuterpeThelo

(427 posts)
7. Wasn't
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 05:42 PM
Jan 2026

protection of the victims the fig leaf they were trying to hide behind as to why they've been BREAKING THE LAW every day since December 19th?

0rganism

(25,697 posts)
8. By "victim-identifying information" they mean "Trump-identifying information" and "minion-identifying information"
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:08 PM
Jan 2026

They're speaking a different language embedded in English whose primary translation tool is the absolute darkest of cynicism

SunSeeker

(58,364 posts)
10. It was not an accident. It has happened with each release of Epstein files so far.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:26 PM
Jan 2026

It serves to unleash Trump’s flying monkeys to threaten the victims.

Ford_Prefect

(8,653 posts)
12. That was no accident. This is Trump et al being cruel in the usual way they are to anyone who they are afraid of.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 06:35 PM
Jan 2026

hadEnuf

(3,646 posts)
14. No mistake.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:06 PM
Jan 2026

This is intentional so the MAGATs can get to work on the survivors with threats and torment.

These people are evil terrorists.

lastlib

(28,526 posts)
17. DOJ: "saw law, violated same."
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:30 PM
Jan 2026

Of course they left stuff in that they shouldn't have. I wouldn't be surprised if they redacted names/info of Epstein's buddies for their protection, "accidentally," of course. It's what they do.

FakeNoose

(42,195 posts)
18. It was never about protecting the victims!
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:32 PM
Jan 2026

All DOJ cared about was protecting the billionaire pedos.

I'm thinking that the victims, or most of them, are resigned to being named sooner or later. They are grownup, many have moved away, changed their names, gotten married, etc. Some are even ASKING to be named if that's what it takes to bring out all the dirt on Epstein and his fellow perpetrators.

DoJ can drop the pretense now. Just release the documents, the photos, the videos, the banking transcripts - RELEASE ALL OF IT!

Figarosmom

(13,001 posts)
20. Well to them
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 07:42 PM
Jan 2026

The " victims" are the pedophiles, aren't they? Those are the rich and powerful they are protecting.

Just like everything else it's the opposite of decent and morally right. Just like the J6 are heros to trump.

rubbersole

(11,264 posts)
21. SOP for these child raping monsters.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 08:08 PM
Jan 2026

Probably not the last doxxing of the victims. Why not just publish their current addresses and photos? They will eventually.

BradBo

(1,046 posts)
22. That was not accidental.
Fri Jan 30, 2026, 09:29 PM
Jan 2026

That was more abuse put on these women.
This regime is pure evil. As are all republicans.

DallasNE

(8,019 posts)
24. Some Time Ago I Said That
Sun Feb 1, 2026, 02:57 AM
Feb 2026

They needed to use technology to determine redacting based on the language in the law. Like counting ballots, it would be much more accurate. The primary issue technology would have are photos, misspelling of names and email names, but there are ways to deal with that. Right now, we really don't know what instructions the 500 lawyers looking at the documents are using. I would have a lot more confidence with an automated system.

ck4829

(38,046 posts)
28. "accidentally" in the same way Russian dissidents and inconvenient people "accidentally" fall out of windows
Mon Feb 2, 2026, 12:14 PM
Feb 2026
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