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The report lists officials named in the released materials

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 3, Sec. 3. Written by .

The report lists officials named in the released materials

The document says “shallWho acts: Attorney GeneralHow: statuteSec. 3 in the PDF
What the document says

“A list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).”

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. 3

Paragraph (3) of section 3. The report must list all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, and states that no redactions are permitted under subsection (b)(1), the prohibited grounds for withholding in section 2.

What the document actually says

“A list of all government officials and politically exposed persons named or referenced in the released materials, with no redactions permitted under subsection (b)(1).”

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. 3
That sentence, in plain words

The report must name each government worker found in the files. It must name each person who is close to power. No name may be blacked out here.

What this is about

Subsection (b)(1) is the rule in the part before this one. It says shame and a good name are not reasons to hold a name back.

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