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European officials investigating Jeffrey Epstein say Trump's Justice Department has ghosted their requests for help. Meanwhile, a Dallas exhibit displayed 3.5 million pages of Epstein files in bound volumes.
European officials investigating Jeffrey Epstein say Trump's Justice Department has stopped responding to their requests for help and documents. Meanwhile, a Dallas exhibit displayed 3.5 million pages of Epstein files in physical bound volumes—publicly available but not easily searchable or accessible. The combination suggests that while US files exist and are technically in reach, accessing them through official channels has become difficult.
This is a selective kind of transparency. Making files available as millions of printed pages is technically not a coverup, but it's also not cooperation. It's the difference between handing someone what they need and handing them a warehouse and saying "it's in there somewhere." European investigators depend on US agencies to share leads, cross-reference suspects, and build cases. When the DOJ stops responding, those investigations stall.
The pattern suggests the administration is creating friction in international criminal cooperation without formally refusing to help. That's a distinction that matters because it's harder to call out than an explicit refusal, but it achieves the same result: investigations slow down and fewer people get prosecuted.
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