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Five grounds allow parts of a record to be withheld

To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

Five grounds allow parts of a record to be withheld

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What the document says

“The Attorney general may withhold or redact the segregable portions of records that-- (A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”

To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

Paragraph (1) of subsection (c). It allows the Attorney General to withhold or redact the segregable portions of records on five grounds: personally identifiable information of victims, and victims' personal, medical and similar files whose disclosure would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; child sexual abuse material as defined under 18 U.S.C. 2256 and prohibited under 18 U.S.C. 2252-2252A; material that would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, where the withholding is narrowly tailored and temporary; images of death, physical abuse or injury of any person; and information properly classified under an Executive order in the interest of national defense or foreign policy.

What the document actually says

“The Attorney general may withhold or redact the segregable portions of records that-- (A) contain personally identifiable information of victims or victims' personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy”

To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
That sentence, in plain words

Parts of a file can be held back. One reason is to protect a victim. That covers a victim's name and health records.

What this is about

There are five reasons in all. One covers images of child abuse. One covers cases that are still open. One covers pictures of death or harm. One covers secrets kept to keep the country safe. Only the part that fits a reason may be held back.

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