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kentuck

(115,317 posts)
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:01 AM Friday

Could the 1000 FBI agents that redacted Epstein files be charged with a crime??

Unless they have been living in a cave, they are probably aware of Epstein and his crimes. When they were redacting names, including Donald Trump's name, did they think they were covering up a crime, but were just following orders?

It is surprising to me that none of these FBI "agents" have blown the whistle on this criminal cover-up?

Could they be charged with obstruction of justice, or worse?

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Could the 1000 FBI agents that redacted Epstein files be charged with a crime?? (Original Post) kentuck Friday OP
Donnie would just pardon them unblock Friday #1
Not by this DoJ. Ocelot II Friday #2
;-{)...... Goonch Friday #3
How would you prove who did what? gab13by13 Friday #4

unblock

(56,110 posts)
1. Donnie would just pardon them
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:08 AM
Friday

As a practical matter, they can always claim that leaking the names of the perpetrators might taint the jury pool and ruin any eventual case against them, or call it prosecutorial discretion.

Absent an actual bribe, it would be very hard to get a conviction.

Goonch

(4,500 posts)
3. ;-{)......
Fri Feb 13, 2026, 10:10 AM
Friday

Potential Legal Consequences: If it were proven that agents knowingly and willfully falsified or concealed material facts, they could theoretically face charges under 18 U.S.C. § 1001 (false statements) or for obstruction of justice. However, establishing "willful" intent is notoriously difficult, and the DOJ has currently attributed these issues to the massive scale of the review—covering millions of pages in a tight timeframe.

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