Journalist Katie Phang sues acting attorney general Todd Blanche over Epstein files

Investigative journalist Katie Phang sued acting attorney general Todd Blanche, alleging the Department of Justice (DoJ) violated a transparency law by withholding records on Jeffrey Epstein and over-redacting disclosures. The lawsuit, filed in Washington DC, seeks to hold Blanche personally accountable for failing to meet a December 19 deadline to release all Epstein-related documents mandated by a congressional transparency act.