An internet investigator claims FBI refusals to supply documents responsive to a Freedom of Information Act request indicates agency wrongdoing.
TechnoFog, a self-described lawyer, has nearly 400,000 Twitter followers and writes a popular Substack column.
The anonymous individual stated they requested all FBI records related to interviews of the deceased billionaire Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein died in federal custody while awaiting trial on sex crime charges that included raping young girls. Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide after an investigation by the FBI determined foul play was not involved.
“The records responsive to your request are law enforcement records,” an FBI records access officer replied to TechnoFog’s request. “There is a pending or prospective law enforcement proceeding relevant to these responsive records, and release of the information could reasonably be expected to interfere with enforcement proceedings.”
The internet sleuth posted a Twitter comment about the fed’s refusal to supply records about the serial sex offender. “Either the FBI is lying or something is up,” TechnoFog remarked, “(Bet on FBI lies…).”
In the sleuth’s Substack column, a promise was made to get the records the feds were trying to hide. The influencer noted a May 2018 FBI release included a reference to Epstein being an informant providing actionable information. TechnoFog asked if that was why he escaped serious federal charges for molesting more than 20 young girls.
Theorizing that Epstein provided information about his former employer Bear Stearns, TechnoFog asked for all the other Epstein interview records. The reasoning stated on Substack is that the sex trafficker was probably helpful with other investigations and it would be interesting to learn who he dropped a dime on.
The anonymous activist expressed doubt that releasing Epstein records would interfere with enforcement proceedings. Epstein is dead and his gal pal, Ghislaine Maxwell, will spend nearly the rest of her life in prison. So who, the investigator muses, is still being investigated for the events from 2020 that Epstein was facing trial for?
“It’s more likely that the Epstein records might embarrass the FBI,” TechnoFog opined on Substack. “The DOJ and FBI have been known to abuse the FOIA law enforcement exemption to hide investigative materials from public release. We’ve seen them do it. And they’re doing it again.”
Of course, there is always the possibility the Justice Department is slowly building an airtight case, which could take more than two years. A prime example would be the 2019 investigation opened into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter.
On the flip side, the DOJ went from a National Archives complaint in February to raiding a former president’s home less than six month’s later.
It could be that investigating former President Donald Trump is consuming so much of DOJ resources that investigations of murderers, pedophiles, traffickers and influence peddlers are being sidelined.
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