On Thursday, a federal judge demanded that the Trump Justice Department explain their rationales for withholding certain files related to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Senior U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s pointed questions in his order set the stage for the government to receive a drubbing — and for Katie Phang, who brought the lawsuit, to likely sail to victory in the district court.
During a Substack Live conversation, former Florida State Attorney Dave Aronberg and I went point-by-point through Sullivan’s three-page order and explained why his questions answer themselves. This development also ratchets up the stakes of Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s confirmation hearing, which hasn’t yet been firmly set on the calendar for a vote on the Senate floor.
Read Judge Sullivan’s order here.
The conversation also touched upon other significant Epstein-related developments this week, including a report by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) detailing the results of his follow-the-money investigation about Epstein’s finances and a lawsuit filed by state authorities in New Mexico.
All Rise News covered both developments in newsletters earlier this week.
Watch the archived video of the Substack Live at the top of this newsletter.
