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NEW investigative report: "Things will get really nasty." Hedge funds. Brokerages. Billionaires. Jeffrey Epstein’s financial ties on and off Wall Street were broader than previously known, a cache of emails @bloomberg.com obtained earlier this year reveals
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How Epstein’s Wall Street Contacts Helped Him Build Wealth and Power
The disgraced financier maintained an abundance of access across the finance industry and was willing to play hardball to secure wealth and influence.
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FOIA Files
Come behind the scenes as Bloomberg's FOIA expert uncovers interesting documents never seen before.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
And finally...

Inside the FBI’s Review and Redaction of Epstein Files
The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the Epstein files earlier this year
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Inside the FBI’s Review and Redaction of Epstein Files
The communications released to FOIA Files provide a look behind the scenes as agents and other FBI personnel started to work on the Epstein files earlier this year.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
‘This is Not a Drill.’ How the Peace Corps Prepared for a DOGE Visit
The agency spent two months running through training exercises leading up to DOGE’s arrival in April
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‘This is Not a Drill.’ How the Peace Corps Prepared for a DOGE Visit
The agency spent two months running through training exercises leading up to DOGE’s arrival in April.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Anti-Drug Unit Officially Shut Down by DOJ
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces responsibilities, including 5,000 existing case, have been transferred to a new set of task forces under the Department of Homeland Security
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Anti-Drug Unit Officially Shut Down by DOJ
The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces responsibilities, including 5,000 existing case, have been transferred to a new set of task forces under the Department of Homeland Security.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
How An Intel Agency Handled ‘Damage’ Review in Trump’s Classified Records Case
Emails reveal ODNI tried to avoid conducting a full blown damage assessment of the hundreds of classified documents retained by then-former President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago
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How An Intel Agency Handled ‘Damage’ Review in Trump’s Classified Records Case
Emails reveal the Office of the Director of National Intelligence tried to avoid conducting a full blown damage assessment of the hundreds of classified documents retained by then-former President Don...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Documents Reveal a Deluge of Threats Directed at FEMA
A pair of deadly hurricanes last year in Florida and North Carolina sparked an influx of online conspiracies, threats against federal emergency management workers and doxxing of govt officials, FOIA docs show
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Documents Reveal a Deluge of Threats Directed at FEMA
A pair of deadly hurricanes last year in Florida and North Carolina sparked an influx of online conspiracies, threats against federal emergency management workers and doxxing of government officials, ...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:49 PM
What the USDA Spent on the Huge Trump and Lincoln Banners
Documents obtained by FOIA Files show the banners were printed by Timsco Graphics, a Maryland company. The purchase order says they were procured by the USDA ‘in conjunction with the Secretary's priority.’
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What the USDA Spent on the Huge Trump and Lincoln Banners
Documents obtained by FOIA Files show the banners were printed by Timsco Graphics, a Maryland-based company. The purchase order says they were procured by the USDA ‘in conjunction with the Secretary's...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Trump Ordered a Mountain Name Change. It Could Be an Uphill Battle.
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal that the tedious work required to fully implement President Donald Trump’s executive order could surpass his time in office
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Trump Ordered a Mountain Name Change. It Could Be an Uphill Battle.
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal that the tedious work required to fully implement President Donald Trump’s executive order could surpass his time in office.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
My personal favorite:

DOJ Finally Reveals Sale Price for Seized Wu-Tang Clan Album
When the Justice Department sold Once Upon a Time in Shaolin it concealed the sale price citing “trade secrets.” Now, after a four year FOIA battle, DOJ finally disclosed the price
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DOJ Finally Reveals Sale Price for Seized Wu-Tang Clan Album
When the Justice Department sold Once Upon a Time in Shaolin it concealed the sale price citing “trade secrets.” Now, after a four year FOIA battle, the DOJ finally disclosed the price.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:46 PM
How the Air Force Designated Its Next Fighter Jet ‘F-47’
The Air Force may have been caught off guard or was just unprepared when President Donald Trump said the next generation fighter jet would be called F-47, documents obtained by FOIA Files suggest
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How the Air Force Designated Its Next Fighter Jet ‘F-47’
The Air Force may have been caught off guard or was just unprepared when President Donald Trump said the next generation fighter jet would be called F-47, documents obtained by FOIA Files suggest.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Document Shows How FBI Handled Background Checks for Trump Appointees
An MOU reveals the procedures for conducting background investigations for “high-level national security positions.”
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Document Shows How FBI Handled Background Checks for Trump Appointees
An MOU reveals the procedures for conducting background investigations for “high-level national security positions.” Plus, budget cuts have impacted the State Department’s FOIA operations.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers
A list released to FOIA Files by OPM gives color on the individuals executing DOGE priorities. Among other things it reveals their salary ranges, job titles and official govt
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Here Are the Job Titles and Salary Ranges of Some DOGE Staffers
A list released to FOIA Files by the Office of Personnel Management gives color on the individuals executing DOGE priorities. Among other things it reveals their salary ranges, job titles and official...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Trump’s Special Envoy Richard Grenell Was Once Subject of Leak Probe
Grenell was investigated by the State Dept’s IG in 2020 over the unauthorized disclosure of a “sensitive but unclassified” cable. Exactly the type of leak the Trump admin has cracked down on
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Trump’s Special Envoy Richard Grenell Was Once Subject of Leak Probe
The former ambassador to Germany was investigated by the State Department’s internal watchdog in 2020 over the unauthorized disclosure of a “sensitive but unclassified” cable. It’s exactly the type of...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
How the SEC Responded to Trump’s Inspectors General Purge
Newly released emails obtained by FOIA Files reveal the number of inspectors general fired by Trump and how the securities regulator’s watchdog prepared for the possibility she would be next
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How the SEC Responded to Trump’s Inspectors General Purge
Newly released emails obtained by FOIA Files reveal the number of inspectors general fired by Trump and how the securities regulator’s watchdog prepared for the possibility she would be next.
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December 30, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Trump Filed a FOIA Request. We FOIAed His FOIA.
When the then-former president was under investigation for unlawfully retaining classified docs, he filed a FOIA request with NARA about his case. It wasn’t the first time Trump wielded the public records tool
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Trump Filed a FOIA Request. We FOIAed His FOIA.
When the then-former president was under investigation for unlawfully retaining classified documents, he filed a Freedom of Information Act Request with the National Archives for a wide range of recor...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
What Happened When the Trump Administration Ordered a CDC Blackout
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal the chaotic turn of events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the Trump admin ordered the agency to stop communicating with the public
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What Happened When the Trump Administration Ordered a CDC Blackout
Documents obtained by FOIA Files reveal the chaotic turn of events at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after the Trump administration ordered the agency to stop communicating with the pu...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:39 PM
The Story Behind FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s Role in Project 2025
Emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of Trump, was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page manifesto when he was a commissioner.
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The Story Behind FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s Role in Project 2025
Dozens of pages of emails reveal how Brendan Carr, the FCC’s Republican chairman and close confidante of President Trump, was cleared by ethics officials to write a chapter in the 922-page manifesto w...
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December 30, 2025 at 7:38 PM
2025 FOIA Files Recap: It's been a devastating year for the #FOIA. Agencies gutted or eviscerated their FOIA offices & fired staff. But thanks to the incredibly hard work of FOIA officers across the govt I managed to pry loose some important docs. Here are the highlights. Thank you FOIA officers!
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December 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It appears that the most recent release of Epstein files were derived from the unsealing of grand jury records in Epstein and Maxwell's cases ordered by three judges over the past month.
December 24, 2025 at 9:55 PM
DOJ/FBI concluded in July that the disclosure of those files would not be "appropriate or warranted."

Many of the files that were reviewed earlier this year relate to DOJ/FBI's 2006-2008 investigation of Epstein. The bulk of those records haven't been released yet.
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Another reminder that FBI tasked 934 agents and other personnel to review & redact Epstein files between March & May & prepare the docs for public release. FBI paid $851K in OT/premium pay for a week's worth of work. Via my #FOIA
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December 24, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Reposted by Jason Leopold
Further confirmation of Epstein money laundering investigations first reported by @jasonleopold.bsky.social, @dmehro.bsky.social and the other folks at @bloomberg.com

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December 23, 2025 at 1:47 PM
This is the FINAL episode of Disclosure of the season. If you've missed any of the episodes find them all here. Please leave a comment, rate us and spread the word!

See you in 2026!

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Disclosure
Government Podcast · How did Russian pranksters trick a top government official? What happens to documents flushed down White House toilets? The answers exist. The trick is getting the government to d...
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December 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM