The Trump administration is facing fresh allegations of 'brazen' law-breaking over its handling of the so‑called Epstein files, after a leading journalist accused officials in Washington of unlawfully redacting documents and exposing victims while shielding powerful names.
The renewed criticism follows a long and bitter fight over transparency in the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The late financier, who died in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges, ran what US prosecutors described as a vast network of abuse with British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell.
