00:00The Senate and the House of Representatives both seek investigations into the Epstein
00:04files to try and uncover the links between the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein
00:08and Philippine-based online image cleaning operations.
00:12The Epstein files are a trove of documents and communications released by the US Department
00:16of Justice on Epstein's dealings with associates and other staff.
00:20Some documents reveal Epstein was apparently using his connections to find agencies to
00:24help keep his reputation clean online despite his 2010 conviction as a sex offender.
00:29The files show there was a Philippine outfit helping to launder his reputation by using
00:34search engine optimization techniques and other tactics to drown out negative mentions while
00:38bumping up positive associations.
00:41House Assistant Minority Leader Gabrielo Rep. Sara Elago says, quote,
00:45"...we cannot allow our labor force or institutions to be exploited in ways that may indirectly
00:50enable or conceal crimes against women and children."
00:54That's one of the biggest things that we have to do in the past.
00:56We are connected to the people we have to share here at the time.
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