The justice department’s partial release of the Epstein files on Friday signaled how the agency is using a variety of tactics to try to bury and obfuscate Donald Trump’s connection to Jeffrey Epstein. As the department raced towards a legally mandated Friday deadline to release its files, little emerged about what it planned to release. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)The justice department did not immediately return a request for comment. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)While Trump barely made an appearance in Friday’s release, Bill Clinton appears in several images. Justice department and White House spokespeople were quick to highlight the images on Twitter.

Source: Irish Examiner December 20, 2025 14:17 UTC