Trump’s DOJ begs judge to kill Epstein files case after court loss in Phang lawsuit

Statecraft and Faultlines 8: Epstein Files, Redactions, and National Security

Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman Publication (Outlet/Website): The Washington Outsider Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/02/23 by Scott Douglas Jacobsen and Irina Tsukerman What do the Epstein file redactions reveal about elite networks, national security risks, and institutional failure in a more dangerous world? Irina Tsukerman is a human rights and national security attorney based in […]

Trump’s DOJ begs judge to kill Epstein files case after court loss in Phang lawsuit

Congress ordered the attorney general to publish all unclassified Epstein-related records held by the Justice Department, the FBI and U.S. attorneys’ offices within 30 days of enactment. The law bars withholding on the basis of embarrassment, reputational harm or political sensitivity. The statute permits only five narrow categories of withholding or redaction. It also requires a written justification for every redaction, published in the Federa…