Overview
- After questions from The Guardian, the Justice Department said four of six recently unredacted names were from a years‑old SDNY photo lineup and had no ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Rep. Ro Khanna had read six names on the House floor, including Leslie Wexner and Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, while four lesser‑known men denied any connection in interviews.
- Deputy FBI Director Todd Blanche rebuked Khanna for making false accusations, and DOJ official Harmeet Dhillon said Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie embarrassed themselves.
- White House Communications Director Steven Cheung attacked the lawmakers on X with an expletive‑laced post that used an ableist slur, saying they harmed innocent people.
- Khanna acknowledged the lineup revelation and called for full transparency, while Massie said he warned DOJ beforehand the redactions might be lineup names and faulted the agency for not providing context.