Breaking: Katie Phang just won her lawsuit regarding Releasing the Epstein Files

[hookaleft]

Judge orders DOJ to produce, unredact sought after Epstein files

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

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5941665-doj-epstein-files-lawsuit/

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[usonian]

1. Hot stuff.

From The Hill.

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.

He also rebuffed the idea that Phang could have simply requested the documents through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), noting that the department itself had previously said the Epstein Files Transparency Act “directed a much broader and less redacted release of the files than would have been made under the FOIA. Certain exemptions which may have been made under FOIA were not made” in the Epstein Act release.

[B.See]

2. Great ruling. Though

won't be holding my breath waiting for them to release them.

Remind me, how many court orders have Trump and his band of outlaws ignored by now?

[Dave Bowman]

3. "torture video"

Wouldn't be surprised at all if they also made snuff videos.

[Codifer]

5. Yes.

That has always been my biggest and most horrific fear.

Ultimate power to ultimate "Thrill" to ultimate price.

I hope that my logic is flawed and the result is not inevitable.

[GB_RN]

9. With These People?

I don’t put ANYTHING past people with that kind of money. Why? Because they get bored, try something new, get bored, rinse and repeat. They keep chasing the dopamine fix, and that’s one hell of a jonesing. A jonesing they will never satisfy (for long) because, like hard drugs, it takes more and more for the same effect.

Never mind the big, black holes in the middle of them. You simply can’t fill it.

[FalloutShelter]

16. Unfortunately your logic is not flawed.

I have made a minor study of this. At one time I considered writing a fiction. Over about it and gave that up because I did not want the truth of the existence of these monsters to live in my head.

Psychologists call it the Kink Spiral.
Normal sex, becomes twisted by porn addiction and soon the level of depravity begins to spiral toward more extreme , bondage, rape, torture, and snuff. A different level of stimuli is needed to get off.

Now imagine you have all the money in the world… what can’t you have? What debauched fantasy can you not procure?

I am 💯 certain this is where it all leads with Epstein and his clients.

[BComplex]

4. Way to go, Katie!!! Yay!

So glad she won her suit! She's been relentless

[warmfeet]

6. It was signed into law last year.

Trump himself signed the bill into law. The complete files have not been released. This is so far beyond the pale, ugh - whatever. We tolerate everything it appears.

[OldBaldy1701E]

15. "We tolerate everything it appears."

Yes, we certainly do.

FAR more than I thought we would.

FAR more.

[yellow dahlia]

7. The courts are proving to be a check and balance - often...but not often enough.

[BeneteauBum]

8. Fantastic!

Next week will be interesting.

Peace ☮️

[chouchou]

10. I suspect at least, one Shit-Bag may have a little hard time to fall asleep tonight..

(Wish it was forever)

[FakeNoose]

11. Thank you Katie Phang and Judge Emmett Sullivan

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmet_G._Sullivan

This is awesome!

[Akakoji]

12. Let's go!

Lock him up!

[orleans]

13. just saw this on bsky -- here's the doc link/pdf

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

— Mueller, She Wrote (@muellershewrote.com) 2026-06-25T21:59:30.653Z

BREAKING: Judge Sullivan has GRANTED Katie Phang's preliminary injunction concluding she has standing, has been harmed, and will likely succeed on the merits of her case demanding the full release of the Epstein files. Blanche has until 7/2 to respond. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

link!!!
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.291779/gov.uscourts.dcd.291779.16.0_1.pdf

[SocialDemocrat61]

14. Phang is great

Wish they would fire rap boy and bring Phang back.