DOJ CORNERED: Judge Sullivan Threatens Contempt Over Epstein Files, Jail Time On The Table

Описание: DOJ CORNERED: Judge Sullivan Threatens Contempt Over Epstein Files, Jail Time On The Table

A federal judge just told the Department of Justice it's lawyers could be held in contempt over the Epstein files, and the timeline behind it is bigger than one hearing.

Senior U.S. District Judge Emmet G. Sullivan ruled in June that the DOJ violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by withholding and redacting records without justification. By August 13, after the department missed its own deadlines, Sullivan told government lawyers in open court: "That's not a threat. That's a promise." We trace the full chain of events, from the January 2026 document release, to Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's letter demanding DOJ preserve 37 missing pages of FBI interview notes, to Pam Bondi's abrupt removal as Attorney General in April, to Todd Blanche's contested Senate confirmation as her replacement, to journalist Katie Phang's lawsuit that forced this entire fight into federal court.

In this video:
Judge Sullivan's June ruling and his August 13 contempt warning
Katie Phang's lawsuit against the DOJ over the Epstein Files Transparency Act
The 37 missing pages tied to FBI interview notes
Why Pam Bondi was removed as Attorney General in April 2026
Todd Blanche's narrow Senate confirmation and the Murkowski/Collins dissent
The separate Ghislaine Maxwell case effort blocked by Judge Paul Engelmayer

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