Stephen Fowler

There are three sets of what's called Bates stamps on that interview.

Think of it like serial numbers for these documents that go up sequentially.

At the end of this interview document, the last page, the bottom tracking number for the Epstein Files Transparency Act goes up by one to go to the next file.

There's a top number tracking documents related to this person interviewed that went up by six, and a third serial number jumped by 53, showing that there's likely something out there beyond what the DOJ is sharing.

How does the Justice Department explain that?

They didn't give an on-record answer to detailed questions, instead pointing back to the work they're doing to fix redaction errors and address victim concerns.

Well, the White House and the Trump administration have consistently said that there is nothing incriminating the president in the files.

They point to a Justice Department statement when the last batch was released that say, quote, untrue and sensationalist claims about Trump are in the files.

Abigail Jackson, a White House spokeswoman, sent a statement to NPR that says in part that President Trump, quote, has done more for Epstein's victims than anyone before him by signing the law to release the files, among other things, and say that he's been totally exonerated.

Now, Trump supporters are still split on his handling of the issue.

Some members of Congress don't think the Justice Department has followed the law.

This is something that will continue to be a big thing the administration can't ignore.

Expect that to continue with the State of the Union tonight, where some Epstein survivors will be in attendance as guests of lawmakers.

Thank you.

The FBI got a magistrate judge to sign off on the seizure, but lawyers for Fulton County want those ballots back.

County officials say federal agents did not tell the truth about what they were looking for and, among other things, didn't actually allege a crime was committed, writing that, quote, the Fourth Amendment demands probable cause, not possible cause.

An NPR review of the affidavit found the FBI also omitted key findings from state investigations that found no evidence of fraud whatsoever.

and confirmed that Joe Biden won the overwhelmingly Democratic county in 2020.

Stephen Fowler, NPR News, Atlanta.

The FBI got a magistrate judge to sign off on the seizure, but lawyers for Fulton County want those ballots back.