Unfinished Justice |
The sudden discovery of more than a million additional documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein does not merely extend a scandal; it reopens a fundamental question about power, accountability, and the limits of institutional transparency. Years after Epstein’s death, the continuing drip of files suggests that the public reckoning with his crimes was never truly complete, only deferred. What stands out is not just the scale of the material but the manner of its release.
Staggered disclosures, shifting timelines, and heavy redactions have turned what should have been a clarifying exercise into a source of renewed mistrust. When authorities insist that they are complying with the law while repeatedly missing deadlines, the credibility gap widens. Transparency delayed, especially under legal compulsion, risks being perceived as transparency resisted. At the centre of the dispute is the boundary between protecting victims and protecting reputations. Safeguarding survivors’ identities is non-negotiable. But........