Rep. Ro Khanna demanded on X that the U.S. Department of Justice immediately unredact a redacted email from Jeffrey Epstein files, calling it a direct violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act co-sponsored with Rep. Thomas Massie, in a post timestamped within the 29-minute reporting window from 11:45:44 PM to 12:15:34 AM UTC on February 13, 2026. Khanna referenced a specific DOJ document at https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2010/EFTA02059919.pdf containing the redacted email of a political figure who should not have been obscured, according to his X post. He stated, āThis is a political figure who shouldn't have been redacted. Itās a direct violation of @RepThomasMassie and my Epstein Files Transparency Act. @TheJusticeDept should unredact it immediately.ā In a separate development during the same period, attorney Leo Terrell attended the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery Dedication Ceremony, posting on X about honoring public servants including House Speaker Mike Johnson and President Donald Trump, stating āHonored to attend the Frederick Douglass Press Gallery Dedication Ceremony and see dedicated public servants like Speaker of the House @SpeakerJohnson. May we all try to match Frederick Douglassā courage!ā as quoted in his post.
