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Thousands of Epstein documents taken down after victims identified17 hours agoShareSaveJessica RawnsleyShareSaveReutersThe US Department of Justice released around three million more documents linked to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation on FridayThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has removed thousands of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein from its website after victims said their identities had been compromised.
Lawyers for Epstein's victims said flawed redactions in the files released on Friday had “turned upside down” the lives of nearly 100 survivors.
Email addresses and nude photos in which the names and faces of potential victims could be identified were included in the release.
Survivors issued a statement calling the disclosure “outrageous” and said they should not be “named, scrutinized and retraumatized”.
The DOJ said it had taken down all the flagged files and that mistakes were due to “technical or human error”.
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Rape trial begins for son of Norway's crown princess in tense moment for royal family2 hours agoShareSavePaul KirbyEurope digital editor, Oslo district courtShareSaveNTB/AlamyMarius Borg Høiby was last pictured in January on the way to see his lawyer (file pic)A year and a half after Marius Borg Høiby was arrested by police over a violent episode at a woman's flat's in Oslo, the son of Norway's crown princess is going on trial in the biggest case to come to court here for years.
Høiby is accused of 38 charges including four counts of rape in one of the biggest cases in Norway for years.
The seven-week trial opens at Oslo district court on Tuesday against a backdrop of almost daily revelations surrounding him and his mother, Crown Princess Mette-Marit.
On the eve of the trial it emerged the 29-year-old had been detained again, in circumstances not unlike his initial arrest, on suspicion of assault, making threats with a knife and violating a restraining order.
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Clintons agree to testify on Epstein as vote looms to hold them in contempt of Congress6 hours agoShareSaveSakshi VenkatramanShareSaveWatch: Why is no one being prosecuted over the Epstein files?Former US President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton, the former Secretary of State, have agreed to testify in the congressional investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
It comes days before a vote on whether to hold the couple in criminal contempt for refusing to appear before the House Oversight Committee after a months-long standoff.
Bill Clinton was acquainted with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019, but has denied knowledge of his sex offending and says he cut off contact two decades ago.
It's unclear when the depositions will take place, but it will be the first time a former US president has testified to a congressional panel since Gerald Ford did so in 1983.
The House Oversight Committee, led by Republicans, approved the measure to hold the Clintons in con..

Norway's PM agrees crown princess had 'poor judgement' over Epstein links8 hours agoShareSavePaul KirbyEurope digital editor in OsloShareSaveCorbis via Getty ImagesCrown Princess Mette-Marit said she regretted having any contact with Epstein at allNorwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre has said he agrees with Crown Princess Mette-Marit's admission of “poor judgement” after it emerged she had extensive contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The princess features hundreds of times between 2011-14 in the latest files released by the US Department of Justice relating to Epstein.
This latest embarrassment for the royal family comes on the eve of her son's seven-week trial in Oslo on 38 charges including rape and assault.
Princess Mette-Marit married Norway's Crown Prince Haakon as a commoner when her son Marius Borg Høiby was four and is in line to become queen when her husband accedes to the throne.
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'Do you think you're the devil himself?' Epstein questioned in newly released interviewNewly released footage shows the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein saying “I have a good mirror”, when asked if he thinks he's the devil himself.
The full video file – which runs for nearly two hours – shows Epstein facing questions from an interviewer. It has not been confirmed who is asking the questions, or when and why the footage was filmed.
In one section, Epstein is questioned about his wealth, and it is later put to him whether he is a “class three sexual predator”.
The video is part of millions of files released on Friday by the US Department of Justice.
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