Journalist, former MSNBC reporter Katie S. Phang has filed the first lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. This includes those generated in the case of a former Hilton Head woman who the FBI interviewed four times about her allegations against the late financier. Phang sued Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, alleging violations of a federal law that mandates the DOJ publish all records in its possession related to the investigation and prosecution of Epstein, a convicted sex offender who died in 2019. Blanche, who was the deputy attorney general at the time and formerly Trump’s personal lawyer is alleged to have failed to comply with the law. The Justice Department's compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act drew attention because officials bypassed a legally mandated deadline and redacted large blocks of text in the documents. In some cases, they left victim identities exposed and withheld FBI interviews. ...
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