Name: 川普政府難逃 Epstein 檔案公開引發的眾怒！John Barron | ABC NEWS (Trump administration can't escape public outrage over Epstein files: John Barron | ABC NEWS)
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Members of Congress are becoming increasingly angry at the Trump administration's refusal to release unredacted Epstein files.

國會議員們對川普政府拒絕公佈未經刪節的 Epstein 檔案越來越感到憤怒。

This comes after Trump's Attorney General, Pam Bondi, sparred with lawmakers over her handling of the Epstein files.

這是在川普的檢察總長 Pam Bondi 與立法者就她處理 Epstein 檔案的方式發生爭執之後。

About 3 million Epstein related documents, videos, photographs, audio recordings, police files related to various Epstein investigations were finally released at the end of January.

大約有三百萬份與 Epstein 相關的文件、影片、照片、錄音、以及與多起 Epstein 調查相關的警方檔案，已於一月底終於公佈。

This followed the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency act by Congress late last year over the objections of the Trump administration, which called for the release of any and all files related to the disgraced late financier.

這是因為國會去年底通過了 Epstein 檔案透明法案，儘管川普政府反對，該法案要求公佈所有與這位聲名狼藉的已故財政家相關的檔案。

Well, it turns out that only half of them were released, 3 of 6 million.

結果發現，只公佈了一半，也就是三百萬份，而不是六百萬份。

And of those 3 million that were released, we know as we've all sifted through them, they've been heavily redacted, lots of blacked out sections in them.

而在這已公佈的三百萬份中，我們都知道，經過大家仔細查看，它們被大量刪節，有很多塗黑的部分。

Not though it seems to protect so much of the victims.

但這似乎不是為了保護受害者。

It's been quite diligent at trying to protect the alleged perpetrators and even just people incidentally caught up with these investigations, including Donald Trump himself.

相反地，他們卻非常努力地想保護被指控的犯罪者，甚至只是無意間捲入這些調查的人，包括唐納·川普本人。

We have the ridiculous situation where photos clearly of Donald Trump have had the face obscured to try and obscure his identity.

我們現在面臨一個荒謬的狀況，唐納·川普的照片，臉部被遮蔽，試圖掩蓋他的身份。

So Pam Bondi was before Congress last week as members of Congress themselves were given an opportunity to go to the Justice Department, A small sort of basically described as a broom closet, a small room at the Justice Department with just four computer monitors where they could log on and look at what were meant to be the unredacted Epstein files, or at least the three of the 6 million Congress members turned up.

所以 Pam Bondi 上週到國會，國會議員們有機會去司法部，一個被形容為像是儲藏室的小房間，在司法部裡只有四臺電腦螢幕，他們可以在上面登入查看那些原本應該是未刪節的 Epstein 文件，或者至少是那六百萬份中的三份，有國會議員去了。

And they saw that, in fact, there are still redactions there.

而他們發現，事實上，裡面還是有刪節的。

There's more there that is in the public domain, that is to be sure.

確實在公開的資訊裡，還有更多內容。

But there is a lot that is still redacted that not even members of Congress, after passing an enforceable law last year, are being allowed.

但還有很多內容仍然被刪節，即使是國會議員，在去年通過一項可執行的法律後，仍然不被允許查看。

So they are accusing the Trump administration, specifically Pam Bondi, of engaging in an active, illegal cover up.

所以他們指控川普政府，特別是 Pam Bondi，正在進行積極的非法掩蓋。

And we spoke to one of those members of Congress, the Democrat from California, Ted Lieu, who is among those who viewed these semi redacted documents that we're yet to see.

我們採訪了其中一位國會議員，來自加州的民主黨員泰德·李，他也是那些看過這些我們還沒看到的、半刪節文件的人之一。

We spoke to him today and cath he is rejecting the suggestion that this cover up is about protecting, well, some unnamed elites that were in Epstein's circle.

我們今天採訪了他，他駁斥了這種說法，認為這次掩蓋是為了保護，嗯，Epstein 圈子裡的一些未具名人士。

He says this is still very much about trying to protect Donald Trump from his crimes.

他說這仍然是為了保護唐納·川普免受他的罪行。

There are numerous documents where there are allegations that Donald Trump committed crimes, including serious crimes.

有許多文件顯示，唐納·川普被指控犯下了罪行，包括嚴重的罪行。

And when you look at all the files, it doesn't show that the Department of Justice did very much follow up or any follow up at all.

而當你檢視所有文件時，並未顯示司法部有進行多少後續追蹤，或任何追蹤。

So the Department of Justice needs to release all the files, whether or not they have Donald Trump in them or not, and

所以司法部需要釋出所有文件，不管裡面有沒有唐納·川普，

So, John, President Trump clearly wants this all to go away, you would presume, hoping the focus will switch to the stock market.

所以，John，川普總統顯然希望這一切都消失，你應該可以想像，希望焦點會轉移到股市。

Well, it's certainly what Pam Bondi was saying in Congress this week.

嗯，這絕對是 Pam Bondi 這週在國會說的。

But of course, it's impossible to get people who are still so outraged at the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his co accused, who's still serving a 20 year prison sentence, but

不過當然啦，對於 Jeffrey Epstein 和 Ghislaine Maxwell 這對被控告的伴侶的罪行，大家還是非常憤慨，她還在服刑20年，但是

is saying if that sentence is commuted by President Trump, I'll put him and Bill Clinton and some others in the clear.

如果川普總統減刑，她就會讓他們、Bill Clinton 和其他人脫罪。

She's hoping for a deal along those lines.

But the people, including many Trump supporters in his MAGA base and some Republicans in Congress who've been pushing for transparency, for openness to tell us what is really there, who were those involved?

但那些人，包括川普 MAGA 基本盤裡的許多支持者，以及國會裡一些推動透明度、公開資訊的共和黨人，想知道裡面到底有什麼，有哪些人涉案？

We know there are over a thousand victims, Cath, but so far, Jeffrey Epstein was charged, he's dead.

Cath，我們知道有上千名受害者，但目前為止，Jeffrey Epstein 被起訴後就死了。

Ghislaine Maxwell was charged, she's in prison.

Ghislaine Maxwell 被起訴後，就入獄了。

那其他那些被指控的犯罪者呢？

我們知道他們的名字都在這些檔案裡。

Why has the Justice Department not investigated any of these people?

為什麼司法部沒有調查這些人中的任何一個？

這就是唐納·川普的問題所在。

Even his own supporters who don't believe that he's in any way implicated, they're saying, well, tell us what is there?

就連他自己的支持者，那些不相信他有任何牽連的人，他們也說，好吧，告訴我們裡面有什麼？

Prosecute the perpetrators, otherwise this is a cover up.

起訴那些犯罪者，否則這就是掩蓋。

You can't get around the fact that the Justice Department, the Attorney General and the President are covering up maybe for themselves or maybe for their rich and powerful friends.

你無法迴避的事實是，司法部、檢察總長和總統正在掩蓋，也許是為了他們自己，也許是為了他們富有的權貴朋友。

Can Congress force the full release of all the Epstein files or can this alleged cover up go on under the law they passed last year?

國會能否強迫完全公開所有 Epstein 的檔案，或者這種被指控的掩蓋行為是否能按照他們去年通過的法律繼續下去？

It then comes down to whether the Justice Department is going to refuse to follow that law and drag this out in the courts.

這最終取決於司法部是否會拒絕遵守這項法律並在法庭上拖延。

And we know from recent years, all the court cases involving Donald Trump, you can slow walk the American judicial system for years and years and years.

而我們從近年來唐納·川普涉及的所有訴訟案中得知，你可以讓美國司法系統慢吞吞地運轉好幾年。

We know that there are congressional midterm elections coming up in November this year.

我們知道今年十一月國會將舉行期中選舉。

If the Democratic Party, the current opposition, if you will, in the House of Representatives wins the majority, which they only need to pick up three seats in order to do that, then they don't just gain the power to pass legislation, they gain the power to subpoena people to appear before congressional committees, such as that very feisty one we saw with Pam Bondi last week.

如果民主黨，也就是現在眾議院的在野黨，贏得過半席次，他們只需要再贏三個席次就能達成，那麼他們不僅能獲得通過立法的權力，還能獲得傳喚人們出席國會委員會的權力，就像上週我們看到的泰德·李那個非常火爆的委員會一樣。

So they can increase the pressure on the Trump administration.

所以他們可以增加對川普政府的壓力。

They can also threaten to impeach Pam Bondi and Donald Trump, which is almost certain at this stage, if they don't deliver what Congress has passed a law to tell them to do, which is those 6 million unredacted files.

他們也可以威脅彈劾 Pam Bondi 和唐納·川普，這在這個階段幾乎是確定的，如果他們不按照國會通過的法律要求去做，也就是公開那六百萬份未刪節的檔案。

The only redactions that are permissible is if there are ongoing investigations.

唯一允許刪節的情況是如果還有正在進行的調查。

And the Justice Department has said they're not really ongoing investigations because we're not prosecuting any of these men.

而司法部表示，這些並不是真正正在進行的調查，因為我們並沒有起訴這些男人中的任何一個。

所以現在來到了一個關鍵的轉折點。