Justice Dept. Fails Epstein Victims ๐
Hundreds of pages redacted in Epstein files hide prosecutors and co-conspirators, highlighting justice system shortcomings for victims.

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In the latest batch of Epstein files, hundreds of pages are redacted, shielding the names of prosecutors and possible co-conspirators. On this weekโs On the Media, what the files say about how the criminal justice system failed Epsteinโs victims. Plus, the toppling of a statue raises questions about who represents Puerto Rican culture.ย
[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with Julie K. Brown (https://bsky.app/profile/jkbjournalist.bsky.social) , investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, whose reporting back in 2018 led to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epsteinโs arrest. Brown is pouring through the Epstein files and finding new information about how prosecutors failed to bring Epstein to justice for so many years. She is documenting what she finds in her substack newsletter, The Epstein Files by Julie K. Brown (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/) .ย
[19:24]ย Weโre celebrating the launch of Season 3 of La Brega (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/974836637/la-brega) from Alana Casanova-Burgess and Futuro Media by featuring episode one: about the toppling of the statue of a Spanish colonizer in San Juan a few years ago, what that reveals about Puerto Ricoโs champions, and who deserves that pedestal.
ย Further reading / watching:
โข โWhat I found today in The Epstein Files,โ (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/what-i-found-today-in-the-epstein) by Julie K. Brown
โข โDid the FBI investigate Trump and Epstein?โ (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/did-the-fbi-investigate-trump-and) by Julie K. Brown
โข Season 3 of La Brega (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/974836637/la-brega)
On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/onthemedia) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia) @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
[01:00] Host Brooke Gladstone speaks with Julie K. Brown (https://bsky.app/profile/jkbjournalist.bsky.social) , investigative journalist for The Miami Herald, whose reporting back in 2018 led to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epsteinโs arrest. Brown is pouring through the Epstein files and finding new information about how prosecutors failed to bring Epstein to justice for so many years. She is documenting what she finds in her substack newsletter, The Epstein Files by Julie K. Brown (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/) .ย
[19:24]ย Weโre celebrating the launch of Season 3 of La Brega (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/974836637/la-brega) from Alana Casanova-Burgess and Futuro Media by featuring episode one: about the toppling of the statue of a Spanish colonizer in San Juan a few years ago, what that reveals about Puerto Ricoโs champions, and who deserves that pedestal.
ย Further reading / watching:
โข โWhat I found today in The Epstein Files,โ (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/what-i-found-today-in-the-epstein) by Julie K. Brown
โข โDid the FBI investigate Trump and Epstein?โ (https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/did-the-fbi-investigate-trump-and) by Julie K. Brown
โข Season 3 of La Brega (https://www.npr.org/podcasts/974836637/la-brega)
On the Media is supported by listeners like you. Support OTM by donating today (https://pledge.wnyc.org/support/otm). Follow our show on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/onthemedia/?hl=en) , Twitter (https://twitter.com/onthemedia) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/OnTheMedia) @onthemedia, and share your thoughts with us by emailing onthemedia@wnyc.org.
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