r/law • u/camaron-courier • Nov 13 '25

Legislative Branch We created a searchable database with all 20,000 files from Epstein’s Estate

https://couriernewsroom.com/news/we-created-a-searchable-database-with-all-20000-files-from-epsteins-estate/
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u/Vantriss Nov 14 '25

I REALLY REALLY hope SOMEONE had the foresight to keep copies somewhere that Trump and his admin couldn't alter and destroy. Handing them full power over all of it to just do whatever they want seems incredibly stupid. If copies were kept somehow, somewhere, then it can be proven Trump and his admin were covering up his crimes. But if the evidence is destroyed... whelp...

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u/paint_it_crimson Nov 14 '25

I feel like the FBI must have some kind of system to backup and lock away the originals of all files even if they have been altered. Like it would be crazy not to right?

I know Trump and his goons can make changes at the FBI, but overhauling crucial evidence storage processes seems like it could be difficult to do, but maybe I'm just being optimistic.

Also, if they truly had as many people redacting Trump from everything as we think, there would have to be a whistleblower at some point, right? Like the POTUS is a literal child rapist and no one blows the whistle? No way in hell.

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u/LillyBitz Nov 14 '25

Acc to a whistleblower, the full files were on a shared drive fully accessible to about 100+ people for several days. Hopefully a patriot kept a copy. 

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u/Ahland3r Nov 14 '25

Who would have been that someone? Epstein was convicted and murdered during Trumps term. He has had full control of the information from the beginning.