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They said they were going to, and they did.
The six alleged Epstein co-conspirators whose names were redacted in the recently released Epstein files were unmasked on the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday. In a jaw-dropping speech, Democrat Ro Kana, along with Republican Thomas Massie, threatened to do just this. Spoke the names of six powerful men, igniting fresh outrage over government secrecy. And here they are: Billionaire Les Wexner, Emradi Tycoon, Sultan Ahmed bin Sollay, Salvatore Nuara, Zarab Mikoladzi, Leonic Leon, and Nicola Caputo.
To [snorts] be clear, these men haven't been officially accused of any wrongdoing.
Now, Kana and Massie, who together have been leading the charge to release the Epstein files, slammed the Justice Department for the redactions. Their argument: obscuring the identities of these men directly violates the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was passed last year. The entire purpose of which was to release all unclassified material.
The DOJ has long said that the redactions were put there to protect victims. But critics call BS, believing redactions are also protecting elite reputations. The uproar has intensified after unredacted records accessible to lawmakers exposed some of the most disturbing details yet, including references to a victim as young as 9 years old. Members of Congress who reviewed them called the material scandalous and questioned why victim's details were previously exposed while powerful names were hidden.
Now, not all powerful men have avoided scrutiny. However, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik, who is named in the files, admitted to a Senate subcommittee yesterday that he had lunch with Epstein on the disgraced billionaire pedophile's infamous private island.
"I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies."
Now, the admission comes after Lutnik previously told Miranda Divine of our sister podcast, Podforce One, that he only met Epstein once in 2005. This new revelation is sparking bipartisan calls for Lutnik to resign.