Judge orders release of more Epstein-files names that were redacted
A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release information redacted or withheld from the public Epstein files, including names of people prosecutors once identified as “co-conspirators” and more details about an FBI interview with a woman who claimed President Trump assaulted her. Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, ruled in favor of Katie Phang, a journalist who had argued the administration had skirted the Epstein Files Transparency Act by failing to release that information. Judge Sullivan also ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to produce Epstein files that were in foreign languages, and to release the names of people who were on email chains with Epstein that referred to a “torture video” and “sexual activity with young women, including minors.” And he ordered Mr.
- ▪A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release information redacted or withheld from the public Epstein files, including names of people prosecutors once identified as “co-conspirators” and more details
- ▪Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, ruled in favor of Katie Phang, a journalist who had argued the administration had skirted the Epstein Files Transparency Act by failing to release that information.
- ▪Judge Sullivan also ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to produce Epstein files that were in foreign languages, and to release the names of people who were on email chains with Epstein that referred to a “torture video” and “sexua
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| Publication time | Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:26:06 -0400 |
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A federal judge in Washington on Thursday ordered the Justice Department to release information redacted or withheld from the public Epstein files, including names of people prosecutors once identified as “co-conspirators” and more details about an FBI interview with a woman who claimed President Trump assaulted her. Judge Emmet Sullivan, a Clinton appointee, ruled in favor of Katie Phang, a journalist who had argued the administration had skirted the Epstein Files Transparency Act by failing to release that information.
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