Who is the DOJ frantically protecting with those black-bar redactions right now? On this urgent episode of the Tara Palmeri Show, investigative journalist Tara Palmeri joins CNN’s Erin Burnett hours after the historic 427-1 House vote to demand full Epstein file transparency, warning that the celebration could be short-lived as the DOJ—already caught redacting Trump’s name from FOIA releases since summer—prepares to slow-walk or black-bar the 300+GB trove. Tara exposes how hundreds of officials have spent months scrubbing documents, details the hidden videos and photos seized from Epstein’s properties that survivors say recorded everything, and reveals why Epstein may have been protected as a valuable FBI informant on cases like the Bear Stearns and Financial Towers scandals—comparing him to a “Whitey Bulger-type” asset whose usefulness could still shield billionaires, royals, and power brokers from exposure. Which name still hiding behind those black redactions would finally force real accountability? For more of her reporting, subscribe to her weekly newsletter, "The Red Letter." https://tarapalmeri.substack.com/ https://www.tarapalmeri.com/subscribe Latest from the Red Letter: https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/trump-surrenders-on-the-epstein-files-fe3 https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/trump-surrenders-on-the-epstein-files https://www.tarapalmeri.com/p/he-said-he-sucked-up-to-spit-it-out To support her mission of independent journalism, consider donating to her GoFundMe account: https://gofund.me/0c46f9a5 Tara Palmeri is one of the most feared and fearless reporters covering power and politics. She has 15 years of experience covering national politics and foreign affairs. She was formerly a White House Correspondent for ABC News where she covered the first Trump administration. She was the chief National Correspondent for POLITICO during the Biden administration. She has been a political analyst for CNBC, CBS and CNN. She started her career as a columnist for the Washington Examiner and then went on to report for the New York Post. She was a foreign correspondent for POLITICO Europe, where she covered international affairs, including Brexit. She hosted the Ringer's political podcast "Somebody's Gotta Win" and wrote a column for Puck. Tara also hosted two acclaimed podcasts on Jeffrey Epstein, "Broken: Jeffrey Epstein" and "Power: The Maxwells." Tara currently hosts the Tara Palmeri Show. Listen to the 'Tara Palmeri Show': Apple https://apple.co/4lWeFuo iHeartRadio https://iheart.com/podcast/273622585/ Amazon Music https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/cdfe747e-54a2-47ae-9ec5-15957642e533/the-tara-palmeri-show Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/3kgamV3lbZIGIHW2H0XUTR?si=1ffdbb566a964bc1 New videos from Tara are released 5PM EST on weekdays and Sunday https://www.youtube.com/@TaraPalmeri Follow Tara: https://www.instagram.com/tarapalmeri/ https://x.com/tarapalmeri https://www.tiktok.com/@tarapalmeri For inquiries, email: [email protected] #EpsteinFiles #JeffreyEpstein #EpsteinList #EpsteinCoverup #TrumpEpstein #DeclassifyEpstein #DOJRedactions #EpsteinBlackmail #EpsteinTapes #FBIInformant #GhislaineMaxwell #EpsteinSurvivors #ThomasMassie #PoliticalScandal #WashingtonCorruption #TaraPalmeriShow #TaraPalmeri #ErinBurnett #CNN Tapes, photos, testimony: Inside the Epstein Files Chapters: 00:00 Welcome to the Tara Palmeri Show 00:04 Tara joins Erin Burnett on CNN 01:14 Tara warns the victory could be short-lived 02:03 DOJ already redacting Trump’s name from FOIA files since summer 05:38 Hidden Epstein tapes & cameras in every bedroom 06:23 Epstein as FBI informant on Bear Stearns & Towers Ponzi scheme 06:56 Thanks for watching the Tara Palmeri Show Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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