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Ex-Air Force Officer Unveils Flawed DOJ Redaction Method

12/24/2025

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On December 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released additional Epstein investigation files with heavy redactions.
Jake Broe, a former U.S. Air Force officer, found a method to reveal redactions by copying and pasting into Word.
He criticized the Department of Justice's redaction process as poorly executed.
He showed the method works on some documents, implying redaction incompetence among those responsible.
AlterNet confirmed Broe's findings on redaction accessibility.

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Story summary

On December 23, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) released additional Epstein investigation files with heavy redactions.
Jake Broe, a former U.S. Air Force officer, found a method to reveal redactions by copying and pasting into Word.
He criticized the Department of Justice's redaction process as poorly executed.
He showed the method works on some documents, implying redaction incompetence among those responsible.
AlterNet confirmed Broe's findings on redaction accessibility.