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Opinion | Public spectacles aren't the way for Congress to get the truth on Epstein
- Maxwell invoked the Fifth Amendment throughout the deposition, ensuring no meaningful testimony.
- Analyst says the hearing was a staged event for optics, not for obtaining information.
- True accountability, the piece argues, comes from unredacted documents and internal communications.
- Redactions are criticized for concealing reasoning behind prosecutorial decisions.
- Oversight should focus on institutional decisions, not on a spectacle around a witness.
- The piece suggests that answering major questions requires examining why certain leads were pursued or abandoned.
- The author argues that real accountability rests in where the Epstein investigation stalled and why.
- Officials should examine unredacted documents to assess prosecutorial judgment and policy choices.
- The piece notes that the debate over civil settlements and nondisclosures also warrants oversight.
- Overall message: spectacle is easy, oversight is harder and more important for public accountability.
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