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

Investigative journalist Katie Phang has filed a federal lawsuit in Washington DC against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accusing the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act by withholding key documents related to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, making excessive or improper redactions, and missing statutory deadlines for full disclosure. The lawsuit demands the court declare the DoJ in violation of the law, order the release of all required documents with lawful redactions, appoint an independent special master to oversee compliance, and comes amid an ongoing audit by the DoJ's Office of the Inspector General into the department's handling of the Epstein files.