The Redaction State: Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing and the New Politics of “Transparency”
The Redaction State: Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing and the New Politics of “Transparency” Investigative Report Disclosure · Redaction · Institutional Accountability 6-8 min read The Redaction State: Pam Bondi’s Epstein Hearing and the New Politics of “Transparency” A four-hour House Judiciary clash over the Epstein Files Transparency Act exposed a deeper institutional pattern: disclosure as performance, privacy as damage control, and accountability as a moving target, with survivors caught in the crossfire. Audience: Informed general readers, oversight practitioners, prosecutors and investigators, Hill staff, and civic institutions tasked with records release, victim protection, and public accountability. Core question: What does “transparency” mean when the institution controlling the release also controls the redactions, the timeline, the justific...
