by Brian Shilhavy, Health Impact News:
Last week, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered Trump’s Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over unredacted versions from some of the Epstein files that have been heavily redacted.
Finally: A Judge Orders the Government to Release the Rest of the Epstein Files in a Lawsuit Filed by Katie Phang
Excerpts (emphasis mine):
Back on May 1, my friend Katie Phang joined us for Five Questions. Four days earlier, she had sued Todd Blanche over DOJ’s failure to fully release the Epstein Files in compliance with the Transparency Act.
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At the time, I called it “a novel theory, but one that’s very elegant.”
And tonight, I can add successful.
Late this afternoon, the Judge entered an injunction in her favor.
The terms of the injunction require the Justice Department to correct parts of its incomplete production of the Epstein Files by fixing the following failures in its compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act that Congress passed last year:
- Unredacting the names of senders and recipients in at least eight email exchanges that involve Jeffrey Epstein regarding a “torture video” and sexual activity with young women, including minors.
- Unredacting the names of possible co-defendants identified in a draft indictment, the names of individuals identified as possible co-conspirators, and the names of the individuals who were the sender and the recipients of an internal DOJ email briefing on the prosecution.
- Turning over notes from FBI interviews with a victim who alleged that in the 1980s, when she was about 13 years old, Epstein introduced her to Donald Trump, who assaulted her.
- Reviewing and producing foreign language materials, all of which were previously not included.
- Publishing logs detailing redactions that were made to documents and the reasons for them.
That obviously covers a lot of ground; all of it highly contentious. It’s material that the Act clearly called for production of and that the government simply refused to provide, without offering reasons that justified withholding it under the terms of the Act.
Now, a federal Judge has called DOJ’s bluff. (Full article.)
The DOJ has until July 2nd (Thursday this week) to comply with the court order.
One of the most anticipated unredacted files is the case of Katie Johnson, known as “Jane Doe 4” in the Epstein files, and the FBI notes about her case from 2019. Many, including Congressman Thomas Massie, have criticized the DOJ for redacting these files.
Here is some information about Katie Johnson published last year:
Horrible Atrocities: “Katie Johnson’s Allegations Against Donald Trump, Centered on Claims of Sexual Assault in 1994”
Excerpts:
Katie Johnson’s allegations against Donald Trump, centered on claims of sexual assault in 1994 when she was 13, emerged in a series of lawsuits filed in 2016, casting a shadow over Trump’s presidential campaign.
These accusations, tied to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, have sparked significant controversy, amplified by their political and social implications.
Below is an examination of the timeline, legal proceedings, key details, and broader context surrounding these claims, focusing on documented facts and the complexities of the investigations, as well as Trump’s consistent denials and the scrutiny of his Epstein connection.
In April 2016, a woman using the pseudonym “Katie Johnson” filed a federal lawsuit in Riverside, California, accusing Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein of raping and sexually assaulting her at Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse in 1994 during a series of parties.
The suit, filed without legal representation, claimed Johnson was lured to these events with promises of a modeling career and alleged that both men subjected her to “sexual abuse under threat of harm” and “conspiracy to deprive civil rights,” seeking $100 million in damages.
The complaint described graphic details, including Trump allegedly tying her to a bed, forcibly raping her, and threatening her and her family to ensure silence, referencing another girl, “Maria,” who reportedly disappeared. A supporting affidavit from “Tiffany Doe,” an anonymous witness claiming to have worked for Epstein, corroborated Johnson’s acc
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