Six redacted names in Epstein files identified
Moderated by Tomas Kauer 
Two members of Congress have named six men whose names were redacted by the Department of Justice from the Epstein files.
Democrat Ro Khanna and Republican Thomas Massie used their parliamentary privilege to name the men on the floor of the House of Representatives.
"Seventy to eighty per cent of the files are still redacted," Khanna said.
READ MORE: Trump told police in mid-2000s 'everyone has known' about Epstein
"There were six wealthy powerful men that the DOJ hid for no apparent reason."
The list includes two billionaires and a European politician - or someone with the same name.
Nobody on the list has been charged in connection with child sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
The legislation passed late last year required the Department of Justice to release all the files connected to their investigation of Epstein.
The department was permitted to redact the names of victims.
But the millions of documents released have also redacted the names of countless other people - including some seemingly connected to serious crimes.
READ MORE: Ghislaine Maxwell offers to exonerate Trump if she's let out of prison
The department redacted the name and address of the sender of one alarming email.
"Where are you? Are you ok, I loved the torture video," the email to Epstein read.
Massie identified the sender of the email as a sultan.
Massie and Khanna were able to go to the department yesterday to read unredacted files from the investigation for two hours.
READ MORE: Clintons make a deal that could keep them out of prison
"If we found six men they were hiding in two hours, imagine how many men there are covering up for in those three million files?" Khanna said.
"Donald Trump's FBI scrubbed these files in March, long before Thomas Massie and I passed the Epstein Transparency Act."
Khanna decried the actions preventing information about apparent perpetrators becoming known.
"That means the survivors' statement to the FBI naming rich and powerful men who went to Epstein's island, who went to his ranch, who went to his home and raped and abused underage girls, or saw underaged girls being paraded - they're all hidden," Khanna said.
"Who are they protecting? Why are they protecting these rich and powerful men?"
READ MORE: 'This job sucks': Trump administration lawyer opens up in court
Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is answering questions about why a statement about Jeffrey Epstein's death was dated the day before his apparent suicide.
The press release was dated August 9, 2019, when Epstein died on August 10.
It was subsequently released in the Epstein files release.
The department told the BBC the date was merely a typo.
NEVER MISS A STORY: Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.
- Download the 9NEWS App here via Apple and Google Play
- Make 9News your preferred source on Google by ticking this box here
- Sign up to our breaking newsletter here
