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Rep. Ro Khanna Demands DOJ Unredact Name of Politician Who Wrote 2016 Email to Jeffrey Epstein

HeadlineFeb 13, 2026

California Congressmember Ro Khanna is calling on the Justice Department to unredact the name of a Republican politician who sent Jeffrey Epstein a friendly email boasting about receiving more votes than Jeb Bush in the 2016 Iowa caucuses. The email ends with the valediction, “Love ya,” but the signature is redacted. On Thursday, Khanna called the redaction a direct violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which Khanna co-sponsored.

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