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<v Speaker 1>What's up everyone, and welcome to another episode of the

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein Chronicles. In this episode, we're going to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>where we left off with the New Mexico Truth Commission

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<v Speaker 1>and their initial report. The investigation's focus investigative areas. To

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<v Speaker 1>fulfill HR one's mandate, The committee, with assistants from retained

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<v Speaker 1>Council and investigators, has identified substantative investigative areas for inquiry

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<v Speaker 1>into Epstein's activities on Zoro Ranch and in New Mexico.

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<v Speaker 1>These investigative areas include the following One. Sexual abuse and trafficking.

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<v Speaker 1>Who are the survivors and who engaged in or facilitated

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<v Speaker 1>their abuse? This investigative area covers the areas of grooming,

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<v Speaker 1>abuse occurring adds, Zoro Ranch recruitment, and interstate trafficking. Two

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<v Speaker 1>Institutional failures. What did governmental and private entities know about

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein and when and why did they fail behold thement

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<v Speaker 1>two account This area covers whether governmental and private entities

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<v Speaker 1>failed to investigate, prosecute, or take action in response to

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein's loan or suspected wrongdoing. This includes, but is not

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<v Speaker 1>limited to, whether the U. S. Attorney's Office in the

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<v Speaker 1>District of New Mexico failed to investigate Epstein's activities in

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico, Whether the New Mexico Attorney General failed to

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<v Speaker 1>complete its investigation of Epstein, Whether the New Mexico Attorney

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<v Speaker 1>General's Office now the New Mexico Department of Justice, failed

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<v Speaker 1>to maintain a copy of records generated and collected in

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<v Speaker 1>connection with its investigation of Epstein, Whether New Mexico state

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<v Speaker 1>and local authorities failed to investigate Epstein, whether they failed

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<v Speaker 1>to monitor Epstein as a sex offender, and whether the

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<v Speaker 1>New Mexico State Land Office failed to enforce the terms

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<v Speaker 1>of its land lease with Epstein. Three. Power and Motives

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<v Speaker 1>hew Did Epstein use his wealth and power to motivate

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<v Speaker 1>others to cover for his crimes. This investigative area examines

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<v Speaker 1>Epstein's use of his extensive social network of rich, powerful,

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<v Speaker 1>and influential individuals and organizations to facilitate his wrongdoing and

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<v Speaker 1>to evade detection, investigation, prosecution, and other adverse consequences. This

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<v Speaker 1>area covers whether Epstein implicitly black malparticipants in his sex

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<v Speaker 1>trafficking enterprise, and whether he conveyed the suggestion of his

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<v Speaker 1>involvement in national security and foreign intelligence matters to evade

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<v Speaker 1>investigation and consequences for his activities medical and scientific improprieties.

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<v Speaker 1>Did Epstein advance his wrongful activities through medicine and science,

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<v Speaker 1>and if so how. This area relates to Epstein's documented

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<v Speaker 1>interest in and support of medical and scientific advances, sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>for unethical or improper purposes. This area covers Epstein's interest

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<v Speaker 1>in eugenics and transhumanism, as well as reports that he

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<v Speaker 1>facilitated forced in pregnation and non consensual medical procedure. This

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<v Speaker 1>area also covers Epstein's attempts to manipulate persons engaged in

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<v Speaker 1>scientific research to further his own interests. Financial crimes and

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<v Speaker 1>irregularities in recovery. How did Epstein and others use money

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<v Speaker 1>to facilitate wrongdoing and what remedies are available to afford

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<v Speaker 1>survivors financial recovery. This area covers Epstein's use of money

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<v Speaker 1>to leverage access and to silence victims and others. This

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<v Speaker 1>area also covers any financial crime that Epstein or any

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<v Speaker 1>of his associates committed in New Mexico. Finally, this area

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<v Speaker 1>addresses whether remedies for recovery of damages were available and,

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<v Speaker 1>if so, availed for those who are victimized by Epstein. Ultimately,

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<v Speaker 1>investigation of these areas will seek to reveal one what

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<v Speaker 1>wrongdoing relating to Epstein occurred in New Mexico or elsewhere.

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<v Speaker 1>Two Who participated in war or facilitated this wrongdoing? Three?

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<v Speaker 1>What did entities and persons with power, wealth, or influence

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<v Speaker 1>do or failed to do that facilitated or failed to

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<v Speaker 1>prevent this wrongdoing? And for was this wrongdoing preventable? And

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<v Speaker 1>if not, what action, to include legislation, could have prevented it.

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<v Speaker 1>Description of the Committee's investigative procedure, Victim witness contacts. The

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<v Speaker 1>Truth Commission itself and Commission Council are actively soliciting information

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<v Speaker 1>and tips about Epstein's activities in New Mexico from victims, witnesses,

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<v Speaker 1>and the public at large. The Commission has created a

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<v Speaker 1>website at www and Mtruthommission dot com where victims, witnesses,

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<v Speaker 1>and other persons with relevant information may contact the Commission

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<v Speaker 1>anonymously or otherwise and post relevant information or records. The

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<v Speaker 1>Commission through Council will take necessary and a reasonable measure

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<v Speaker 1>to investigate all credible reports of abuse. The Commission will

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<v Speaker 1>seek to avoid interviewing any survivor or victim more than once.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commission through Council is empowered to obtain foreign statements

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<v Speaker 1>or sworn deposition testimony from witnesses if willing to do so.

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<v Speaker 1>Survivors and witnesses, upon appropriate vetting, may be called on

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<v Speaker 1>to provide public testimony at Commission hearings. Both the Commission

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<v Speaker 1>itself and Commission Council may interact with survivors and witnesses.

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<v Speaker 1>All interviews are survivor centered and are conducted in a

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<v Speaker 1>manner that prioritizes the needs, safety and well being of

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<v Speaker 1>the survivor while gathering accurate information relevant to the Committee's purpose.

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<v Speaker 1>This approach ensures that survivors feel supported, respected, and empowered

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<v Speaker 1>to participate in the investigation without fear of judgment or retraumatization.

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<v Speaker 1>To the extent permitted by law, The Commission honors victim

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<v Speaker 1>requests for confidentiality and anonymity collaboration with NMDJ. Following the

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<v Speaker 1>enactment of hr IE, New Mexico Attorney General Rould Torres

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<v Speaker 1>initiated criminal investigation targeting wrongdoers associated with Epstein or Zoro

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<v Speaker 1>Ranch or elsewhere in New Mexico. Commission Council has been

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<v Speaker 1>charged with managing the Commission's collaboration with the new Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General regarding any related or relevant investigation, including but

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<v Speaker 1>not limited to, witness interviews, depositions, subpoenas, sharing information and documents,

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<v Speaker 1>and other investigative or litigation matters. The current new Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>Attorney General, Rauld Torres, took office in twenty twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>and opened a criminal investigation into Epstein's activities. Announcing this

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<v Speaker 1>on February nineteenth, twenty twenty six, three days after hunanimous

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<v Speaker 1>approval of the Truth Commission, Torres promised to work in

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<v Speaker 1>close coordination with federal and local law enforcement partners, as

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<v Speaker 1>well as with the Commission recently established by the new

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<v Speaker 1>Mexico Legislature, which has its own independent mandate to investigate

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<v Speaker 1>these matters on behalf of the public. The new Mexico

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<v Speaker 1>Department of Justice has voluntarily provided the Commission some documents

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<v Speaker 1>and information. Moreover, NMDJ has shared information and evidence collected

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<v Speaker 1>at the time of their search of Zoro Ranch. Aside

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<v Speaker 1>from their investigation at Zoro Ranch, NMDJ produced information that

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<v Speaker 1>was publicly available through their IPRA process. The Commission and

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<v Speaker 1>MDJ are currently engaged in negotiation with the aim of

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<v Speaker 1>reaching an agreement to share information with one another, as

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<v Speaker 1>permitted by law and consistent with their independent authorities and purposes.

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<v Speaker 1>The Commission proposes that both the Commission and NMDJ share

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<v Speaker 1>information to the maximum extent possible, recognizing also that there

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<v Speaker 1>may be occasions when sharing specific information creates an unacceptable

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<v Speaker 1>risk to the safety of individuals or the integrity of

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<v Speaker 1>ongoing investigations, enforcement actions, or other legitimate interests. The Commission

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<v Speaker 1>further proposes that the Commission and NMDJ coordinate and collaborate

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<v Speaker 1>when conducting interviews and depositions of victims, witnesses, and other persons.

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<v Speaker 1>At this time, the Commission and NMDJ have been unavailable

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<v Speaker 1>or unable to reach an agreement. The Truth Commissions initial

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<v Speaker 1>investigative efforts April twenty twenty six through July of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six. The Commission's initial efforts focused on organization of

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<v Speaker 1>staff resources, development of investigative procedure, acquisition of necessary technology,

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<v Speaker 1>task delegation, and collection and review of documentary evidence. Retained

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<v Speaker 1>council includes six attorneys and seven paralegals, all of whom

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<v Speaker 1>are dedicated on at least part time basis to the

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<v Speaker 1>investigation the Epstein Files Transparency Act. To date, investor stigation

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<v Speaker 1>has included review of records release pursuant to the Epstein

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<v Speaker 1>Files Transparency Act, records obtained pursuant to subpoenas issued under

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<v Speaker 1>authority of hr I, witness interviews conducted by Commission Council

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<v Speaker 1>and others. The collection and review of documentary evidence and

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<v Speaker 1>information otherwise publicly available. The largest body of documentary evidence

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<v Speaker 1>is the evidence released under the EFTA. In its release

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<v Speaker 1>documents under the EFTA, DOJ explained as follows. These files

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<v Speaker 1>were collected from five primary sources, including Florida in New

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<v Speaker 1>York cases against Epstein, the New York case against Maxwell,

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<v Speaker 1>the New York case investigating Epstein's death, the Florida case

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<v Speaker 1>investigating a former butler of Epstein, multiple FBI investigations, and

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<v Speaker 1>the Office of Inspector General investigation into Epstein's death. The

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<v Speaker 1>Department aired on the side of over collecting material and

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<v Speaker 1>any material not produced fall we within one of the

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<v Speaker 1>following categories. Duplicate documents between SDNY and SDFL investigation withheld

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<v Speaker 1>under privilege, deliberative process privilege, or attorney client privilege. Withheld

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<v Speaker 1>based upon exceptions under the Act, items that are not

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<v Speaker 1>part of the case file for Epstein or Maxwell and

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<v Speaker 1>were completely unrelated to these cases. More than five hundred

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<v Speaker 1>attorneys and reviewers from the Department contributed to this effort.

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<v Speaker 1>In addition, the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern

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<v Speaker 1>District of New York employed an additional review protocol to

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<v Speaker 1>ensure compliance with a court order requiring United States Attorney J.

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<v Speaker 1>Clayton to certify that no victim identifying information would be

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<v Speaker 1>produced unredacted as part of the public production. Through the process,

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<v Speaker 1>the Department provided clear instructions to reviewers that their adactions

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<v Speaker 1>were to be limited to the protection of victims and

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<v Speaker 1>their families. Some pornographic images, whether commercial or not, were redacted,

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<v Speaker 1>given the Department treated all women in those images as victims.

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<v Speaker 1>Notable individuals and politicians were not redacted in any of

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<v Speaker 1>the release files. This production may include fake or falsely

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<v Speaker 1>submitted images documentary videos, as everything that was sent to

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<v Speaker 1>the FBI by the public was included in the production

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<v Speaker 1>that is responsive to the Act. EFTA records constitute the

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<v Speaker 1>bulk of the available public record regarding Epstein's activity to date.

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<v Speaker 1>DOJ has identified approximately six million pages and released three

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<v Speaker 1>and a half million pages under the EFTA. These records

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<v Speaker 1>are not provided in chronological order or organized in a

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<v Speaker 1>way that makes them easily searchable. Rather, the records are

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<v Speaker 1>broken down into twelve data sets, which contain a voluminous

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<v Speaker 1>mixture of email chains, flight logs, bank statements, FBI interview summaries,

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<v Speaker 1>and over two thousand videos and one hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 1>thousand images. Moreover, the records are heavily redacted. Redactions are

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<v Speaker 1>inconsistent and a pure arbitrary. For example, witness names will

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<v Speaker 1>be redacted on one page but not redacted on another,

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<v Speaker 1>or a name will be redacted alongside information that makes

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<v Speaker 1>the name readily identifiable. Copies of the same document will

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<v Speaker 1>be redacted Differently, Email information, addresses and telephone numbers are

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<v Speaker 1>adacted for no apparent purpose. The identity of public officials

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<v Speaker 1>are heavily redacted for no apparent reason. Some documents are

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<v Speaker 1>redacted in their entirety. Overall, using the AFTA records to

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<v Speaker 1>establish a verifiable and complete chronology of relevant facts is

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<v Speaker 1>extremely tedious and time consuming. Verifying any given fact amounts

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<v Speaker 1>to searching for a needle in a haystack. All right, folks,

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to wrap up right here, and in the

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<v Speaker 1>next episode, we're going to pick up where we left off.

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