18 minutes agoEpstein scandal, Justice Department set the deadline for full file publication
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(an hour ago)An American federal judge has ordered the Justice Department either to publish additional unread files about the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein, or to explain why information should remain hidden, media reports said Thursday.
American District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday gave the government until July 2nd to enforce the order, which stems from a lawsuit charged by incumbent Prosecutor General Todd Blance with inappropriate document editing, according to CBS News.
The data in question includes eight emails with editors and editors edited, an indictment draft to Epstein with the names of potential hidden associates and a 2019 email that mentioned several collaborators whose identities were hidden.
Sullivan also ordered the Department of Justice to either publish interviews that stand at the foundation of several FBI documents that summarize unverified accusations against President Donald Trump, or explain why they cannot be discovered.
The court further instructed the government to secure a registry listing any editing in Epstein's files that have already been published.
The decision comes after months of controversy over treatment by the Epstein-related data department. Millions of pages, including photos, emails and law enforcement documents, have been published since December.
The indictment was filed in April by independent journalist and commentator Katie Phang, who argued that the editorials represented a <x0-share, shocking and persistent” of federal law requiring file publication.
In a 48-page opinion, Sullivan concluded that Phang had the right to file a lawsuit for unpublished data and said the Information Freedom Act “does not provide an appropriate solution”.
Phang's lawyer, Brendan Ballow, said: “The government thought it could ignore its law and abolish a judge's order.”/ Periscope.
