How much can DOJ redact Epstein files? And Blue Origin’s rocket fuel explained

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00:00We're turning the tables. You ask questions on our YouTube videos and we're putting them to the

00:10test. This is straight from you, where your comments drive the reporting and we add clarity

00:15when the facts get a bit muddy. All right, let's start with the big one, the Epstein files. We got

00:19a question from at far to far or fair to fair who asks, so if it's under investigation, they can

00:27just redact everything because it's linked to an active investigation? Well, the short answer,

00:32they're not supposed to. The longer answer, active investigation is a really big loophole.

00:39Here's what the law actually says. The Department of Justice has to release its Epstein files,

00:43but it can withhold the following. Victims' names and medical details, child sex abuse material,

00:50graphic images of abuse or death, properly classified national security details,

00:55and anything that would jeopardize an active federal investigation or prosecution.

01:00What the DOJ cannot do is black out something just because it's embarrassing,

01:05politically sensitive, or damaging to a public figure. Attorney General Pam Bondi has to give

01:10Congress a detailed report explaining every single redaction and the legal reason behind it.

01:17Where your question gets real is at that active investigation point and clause. President Trump has

01:23already ordered Bondi to investigate Epstein's ties to specific people, and legal experts warn that gives

01:30the DOJ plenty of room to say, this touches our investigation, we can't release it. And inside

01:36government, the culture is to over-redact, never under-redact, if you will. So no, they can't block

01:44out everything or black out everything, but yes, some of the most sensitive material could stay under heavy

01:49black ink for a very long time. Doug wrote that his class is celebrating the end of the government

01:55shutdown, and they want to know why Blue Origin's rocket runs on methane. Okay, so let's talk rocket

02:02fuel. Blue Origin's new Glenn Booster uses BE-4 engines that burn liquid oxygen and liquefied natural

02:09gas, mostly methane. Why methane? It's efficient and relatively low cost. It's widely available.

02:16It helps pressurize its own tanks. Fewer parts, less weight. And it burns cleaner than kerosene.

02:24Cleaner engines matter because soot from kerosene rockets can clog hardware and makes reuse harder.

02:30Methane avoids that. It's a better fit for a rocket designed to fly more than once. The new Glenn

02:36switches to liquid hydrogen on the upper stage for maximum efficiency in space. So for your classroom

02:43and this anchor who just learned an awful lot, methane gives power, efficiency, clean engines,

02:49and faster reuse. Hope that helps. All right, keep those questions coming on our Straight Arrow News

02:54YouTube page. We see them, we read them, and we love that you're part of this. We'll tackle more of

02:59your big ones next week.