Members of US Congress see the unredacted Epstein files
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.3 • 8.3K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Members of Congress in Washington DC can now view the millions of documents from the investigation into the Jeffrey Epstein files, without the extensive redactions made by the Justice Department. According to a letter sent to lawmakers they can take notes of the documents, but not make electronic copies. Also: lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the imprisoned accomplice of Jeffrey Epstein, say she will speak fully and honestly about her relationship with the late sex offender, but only if President Trump grants her clemency. The British prime minister, Keir Starmer, has told his MPs that he will not quit after the leader of his party in Scotland called on him to resign. A lawyer at a landmark trial in California has accused the technology giants, Meta and Google, of deliberately making their platforms addictive to children. Australia's prime minister has defended a visit by the Israeli president, after clashes in Sydney between police and pro-Palestinian demonstrators. Officials at the Winter Olympics in Italy are to investigate why medals keep breaking.
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| 0:24.5 | This is the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:30.8 | I'm Alex Ritson, and in the early hours of Tuesday the 10th of February, these are our main |
| 0:36.4 | stories. Members of the US Congress get to see the unredacted Epstein files held by the US Justice Department. |
| 0:44.7 | Britain's King Charles says he's ready to support any police investigation into his brother Andrew. |
| 0:50.9 | Kier Stama defies some predictions and is still UK Prime Minister, despite calls to step down. |
| 0:59.9 | Also in this podcast. |
| 1:05.8 | Clashes in Sydney, Australia, as demonstrators take to the streets to protest against a visit by the Israeli president, Isaac Herzog. |
| 1:19.9 | The fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to reverberate in the United States and beyond. |
| 1:26.6 | Members of Congress in Washington can now view the millions of documents |
| 1:30.7 | from the investigation into the sex offender |
| 1:33.1 | without the extensive redactions made by the Justice Department. |
| 1:37.8 | According to a letter sent to lawmakers, |
| 1:39.9 | they're not allowed to take anyone with them |
| 1:42.2 | and they can take notes but not make electronic copies. |
| 1:46.2 | The senior Democrat, Congressman Jamie Raskin, viewed some of the unredacted files, |
| 1:51.9 | and after seeing them, he said that it wasn't necessary to censor so many. |
| 1:56.7 | I've just gotten back from this Department of Justice satellite office. |
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