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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/49081416

Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20260704092215/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/doj-epstein-files-todd-blanche-katie-phang-lawsuit-b3008454.html

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The Department of Justice is refusing to hand over redacted information from investigative files connected to Jeffrey Epstein, despite an order from a federal judge to either release the documents or explain why they were withheld.

Hours before a deadline to turn over the materials, Associate U.S. Attorney General Stanley Woodward asked the judge to delay the deadline for another two months, or to dissolve the order entirely by accepting the Justice Department’s explanation for withholding those documents.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with journalist Katie Phang after she filed a lawsuitaccusing Donald Trump’s administration of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the president signed into law last year.

The lawsuit, which was filed against Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, accuses the government of obstructing the public’s right to access materials connected to investigations into Epstein. The judge gave the Justice Department until Thursday to respond.

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[–] teawrecks@sopuli.xyz 7 points 6 hours ago

MTG is sitting there acting so surprised and outraged when it was so plainly obvious for over a decade. It speaks volumes about her personality that she's not devastatingly ashamed for being so incompetent. She and Tucker Carlson have the same sociopathic playbook: read which way the wind is blowing and ride it for all it's worth.

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 58 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Actual constitutional crisis happening in US, and for everyone it is just another Wednesday.

How low can the nation fall.

[–] Mirshe@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago

How long. We're in the "decline" period of the fall of empire, and I suspect that, like Rome, we'll be cruising through this for another decade or two.

[–] blattrules@lemmy.world 32 points 16 hours ago

Yeah, they couldn’t prosecute Trump after his first term because it would cause a constitutional crisis, but now there’s been a constitutional crisis nearly every week in his second term and no one cares enough to do anything about it.

[–] Rusticus@lemmy.world 48 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 15 hours ago)

Child rapist refuses to hand over proof of all the raping. FTFY.

[–] TheFermentalist@reddthat.com 25 points 18 hours ago (2 children)

Can the DOJ be held in contempt? Serious question. If so, what are the consequences?

[–] kingofras@lemmy.world 30 points 18 hours ago

Yes — the Attorney General can personally be held in contempt, and unlike the President he enjoys no special exemption.

Consequences: civil contempt (coercive — daily fines until compliance, not pardonable); criminal contempt (punitive — fines or, rarely, jail, and is pardonable by the President).

Obligatory IANAL, but this is the law and has in the past indeed at most been pushed as far as a strongly worded letter.

[–] patruelis@lemmy.world 4 points 18 hours ago

Someone will tell them off and write a strong worded letter.

[–] Zephyr@sh.itjust.works 5 points 19 hours ago

The head of the executive branch should really do something about the illegal action of their subordinates /s