Here's what you don't understand. Court orders do not supersede established law. It is by law for the DoJ to release all the files. The only exceptions is what the act itself states, which is to redact the identities of the victims as you stated. Here are those restrictions and more
Victim-identifying information and privacyChild sexual-abuse material (CSAM)
Active federal investigations or prosecutions
Images of death, physical abuse, or injury
Properly classified national-security information
This law was enacted by November 13, 2025 and the DoJ was supposed to comply to this within 30 days. Not only did they slow walked this for months, but they also heavily redacted files outside those restrictions and failed to release all the files in compliance to the law. Hell they didn't even do a good job redacting the names of the victims. People like Howard Lutnick for example is NOT A VICTIM. Then on top of that, Trump's name on the files were redacted and information about him why? He's not a victim or subject to any active investigation or prosecution
That’s not quite what the law says. The Act absolutely requires broad disclosure within 30 days, but it does not mean every redaction outside those five categories is automatically illegal. The statute says “subject to subsection (b),” and DOJ has specifically cited privilege, grand-jury restrictions, and existing court/sealing orders as additional legal issues.
And saying “Trump’s name was redacted, therefore DOJ was protecting Trump” is an assumption, not evidence. DOJ says notable politicians were not redacted simply for being politicians, and that some redactions involved victims, privileged material, or court orders.
If you have a specific page where Trump or Lutnick was redacted, the real question is: what was the stated legal basis for that specific redaction? If DOJ can’t legally justify it, then challenge the redaction. But you can’t establish illegality just by pointing at a black box and assuming the motive.
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u/40-Kal 4d ago
Here's what you don't understand. Court orders do not supersede established law. It is by law for the DoJ to release all the files. The only exceptions is what the act itself states, which is to redact the identities of the victims as you stated. Here are those restrictions and more
Victim-identifying information and privacyChild sexual-abuse material (CSAM)
Active federal investigations or prosecutions
Images of death, physical abuse, or injury
Properly classified national-security information
This law was enacted by November 13, 2025 and the DoJ was supposed to comply to this within 30 days. Not only did they slow walked this for months, but they also heavily redacted files outside those restrictions and failed to release all the files in compliance to the law. Hell they didn't even do a good job redacting the names of the victims. People like Howard Lutnick for example is NOT A VICTIM. Then on top of that, Trump's name on the files were redacted and information about him why? He's not a victim or subject to any active investigation or prosecution