Every redaction needs a published written justification
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.
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Every redaction needs a published written justification
The document says “must”Who acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.”
Paragraph (2) of subsection (c). It requires every redaction to be accompanied by a written justification, published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.
What the document actually says
“All redactions must be accompanied by a written justification published in the Federal Register and submitted to Congress.”
That sentence, in plain words
When words are blacked out, someone must say why in writing. That note goes in the Federal Register. It goes to Congress too.
What this is about
The Federal Register is the daily record of what the government does. Anyone can read it. So the reason for each blackout is public.
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Epstein Files Transparency Act, Public Law 119-38, sec. 2, 139 Stat. 656 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ38/html/PLAW-119publ38.htm
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“Every redaction needs a published written justification,” Epstein Files Transparency Act, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/epstein-files-transparency-act/proposal/sec02-written-justification-for-redactions/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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