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[Occupy Democrats @OccupyDemocrats]

BREAKING: Katie Phang scores MAJOR victory as federal judge orders Trump's Justice Department to PROVE its Epstein secrecy is legal!

Journalist and attorney Katie Phang just won another major victory in her fight to force the release of Jeffrey Epstein records after a federal judge refused to simply take Donald Trump's Justice Department at its word.

In a new order issued today, U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan directed Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to personally deliver unredacted Epstein documents and emails to the court, along with evidence supporting the Justice Department's sweeping redactions.

Instead of accepting the administration's explanations, Sullivan is insisting on examining the records HIMSELF to determine whether the government is legally entitled to keep them hidden.

In essence, Judge Sullivan is telling Trump's Justice Department that if it wants to shield records connected to one of the most notorious child sex trafficking cases in American history, it will have to PROVE the law is on its side.

It's also the latest rebuke for Trump's DOJ in the case, which the former MS NOW host has taken the lead on moving forward in the absence of meaningful action from Congress.

Earlier, Sullivan had rejected the DOJ’s effort to dismiss Phang's lawsuit and concluded it had effectively conceded it was violating the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act.

"The Attorney General does not respond substantively to any of these arguments," Judge Sullivan wrote. "The Attorney General has conceded that he is in violation of the Act."

The records include heavily redacted emails, FBI investigative materials and other documents tied to the Epstein investigation.

The Justice Department argues many of the redactions are necessary to protect victims and law enforcement personnel, while Phang argues the department has failed to comply with the law Congress passed requiring broad public disclosure of the files.

Phang celebrated the ruling on Threads.

"Judge Sullivan has just ordered Blanche to produce... the UNREDACTED emails & documents, and Blanche must bring documentation supporting his representations the DOJ's redactions are what he claims they are."

Of course, the Justice Department insists it has done nothing wrong and plans to appeal. But before they can, Todd Blanche must place the unredacted Epstein files directly into Judge Sullivan's hands.

This will allow the court, not Trump's flunky Justice Department, to decide whether Americans are seeing the whole truth about one of the most disturbing criminal scandals in modern history.

The results could be electrifying.

[PoliticsVideoChannel @politvidchannel]

BREAKING: Trump is accused of hacking the 2024 election by switching votes from Kamala Harris to himself, allegedly out of fear that he would face imprisonment if he lost.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

🇫🇷France under President Macron has just delivered a huge shock to Trump

🇫🇷France: "America was once a leader on human rights. That’s over. 🔥

Under Trump, the 🇺🇸U.S. is now grouped with North Korea, Mali, and Russia. Completely isolated. The world isn’t listening him anymore."

France is not bending infront of Trump👏

Donald Trump single handedly ended Superpower Era of United States.

[Sen. Bernie Sanders @SenSanders]

The Trump administration admitted in court that it canceled billions of dollars in federal funding “based solely” on whether a state voted for Trump.

Using taxpayer dollars to reward political allies and punish opponents is not democracy.

It’s authoritarianism.

[CjMtheIrish🍀 @CjMfdt]

Congratulations to CNN’s Kaitlan Collins on her award tonight at the WHCD!
A fabulous smile when she doesn’t have to deal with Trump the Pedophile.

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

A former 60 Minutes correspondent has revealed that Paramount CEO David Ellison and CBS editor Bari Weiss pressured her to report on events that "never happened."

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Congratulations to Andrew Harnik for winning an award at last night's White House Correspondents' Dinner for this incredible photo that perfectly captures the Trump presidency

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

Dan Rather NAILS IT! 🔨

[😱 Scary Larry 😱 🇺🇦✊🏻🇺🇸🗽 @aintscarylarry]

Imagine being so fucking dumb, you believe that under wind power the power goes out if the wind stops blowing. trump is an imbecile, a goddamned idiot, an appallingly, crushingly stupid fucking moron. And if you support him, you’re even dumber than he is.

[InfoGram @_InfoGram_]

Biden woke up and schooled Trump brutally 🔥

🇺🇸Trump at 7:00 PM: "We made America great again. It’s about to get even better."

🇺🇸Biden at 7:05 PM: "Right. Homes are unaffordable. Gas has been sky high for months. No jobs. Americans dying in your wars. You made corruption legal. That’s your Golden Age" 🔥🔥

Biden brutally exposed him 👏

[Damaan, AKA 'Philly's Finest!' @Damaan4u33]

🚨RECALL ALERT: The FDA is recalling 1.6 MILLION eggs contaminated with SALMONELLA. Trump's HHS Sec. scrapped Salmonella regulations and laid off 100's of food safety inspectors.

This is what happens when a president does not believe in science and appoints people who concur!

[GOP Ls @GOP__Ls]

🚨 BOMBSHELL: Texas judge rules Ken Paxton was illegally harassing women's health clinics with no evidence of "illegal abortions."

[JasonBeare🐻 #FBR 🌊 #Ω @jasonbeare]

He is a total loser!

[ADAM @adamemedia1]

Trump sent a 19-year-old American girl to die for israel in the Middle East.

Meanwhile his 20 year old son is making tens of millions from insider trading.

Where is the revolution?

[James Tate @JamesTate121]

That is a fact. 💯

[PresidentLinkin @Linkin1319]

Make no mistake, MAGA, this is always who he was. He is a twisted, soulless, immoral clown, whose ability to hide his true self has been stripped away by the dementia.

[Sarrah Bellus @sarrah_bellus]

Congratulations 🎊 President Biden on finishing chemotherapy and ringing the bell!🔔

Wishing you continued good health!
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[Annie @AnnieForTruth]

This entire administration is made up of inexperienced, unqualified, incompetent clowns who don’t have a clue what the hell they are doing! 🤡 RFK Jr should have been fired long ago! 🤬

[Headquarters @HQNewsNow]

Sen. @Ossoff: Secretary Kennedy canceled the CDC's required FoodNet monitoring of cyclospora, and he refuses to answer my inquiries that I've sent him demanding an explanation for why he shut down required cyclospora monitoring through the CDC and the progress of his investigation into the origins of this outbreak.

[Jamison Daniel @AntiquarianMuse]

Our taxes are paying for his staff. Governor should send Kentucky State Police to the Hospital to investigate