Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files
Key takeaways
- The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including at least eight email exchanges with Mr.
- The Attorney General s arguments are unpersuasive.
- Certain exemptions which may have been made under FOIA were not made in the Epstein Act release.
Why this matters: political developments that affect policy direction and public trust.
Link copied by Rebecca Beitsch - 06/25/26 6:49 PM ET Link copied NOW PLAYING On Thursday, a federal judge based in Washington, D.C., ordered the Justice Department to unredact additional pages of the Epstein files in a suit brought by attorney and independent journalist Katie Phang.
The preliminary injunction orders redactions be removed in key documents of interest in the files, including at least eight email exchanges with Mr. Epstein regarding a torture video and sexual activity with young women, including minors as well as interviews with a woman who said she was abused by President Trump as a minor.
The Attorney General s arguments are unpersuasive. First, Ms. Phang has identified some concrete consequences of not receiving the information. She has identified half a dozen stories she is currently unable to report because the Attorney General has not disclosed the information, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan wrote in a decision that also found Phang had a right to bring the case under the Administrative Procedures Act.