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5 min readFederal Judge Emmett Sullivan has ordered Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear in person on August 13, 2026, to explain why the Department of Justice has not complied with a prior court order in the lawsuit brought by MeidasTouch host Katie Phang. The lawsuit, filed under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, alleges that the Trump administration is improperly redacting and withholding documents related to the Epstein child sex trafficking investigation—including FBI interview notes about allegations that Donald Trump sexually abused a 13-year-old girl. Judge Sullivan rejected the DOJ’s claim that it had turned over the required materials, writing in effect that “trust me, bro” is not a legal exception.
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What you'll learn
- 1 Katie Phang on New Order in Epstein Files Lawsuit
- 2 The MeidasTouch Podcast
- 3 (01:15) **Breaking News: Judge Sullivan Orders Todd Blanche to Court** - Federal Judge Emmett Sullivan has ordered Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to appear for a hearing on August 13th after failing to comply with a prior court order in Katie Phang's lawsuit under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- 4 (04:28) **Katie Phang Joins to Break Down the Order** - Phang provides her exclusive first interview on the judge's order, explaining why this moment is so significant for the litigation.
- 5 (07:19) **The Handwritten FBI Notes on Trump Allegations** - A critical piece of evidence: handwritten FBI interview notes from a victim who alleges she was sexually abused by Donald Trump at age 13.
- 6 (08:52) **The Redaction Log Demand** - Judge Sullivan orders Blanche to come to court prepared to discuss the timing for complying with the redaction log requirement, not whether he can avoid it.
- 7 (11:38) **The "Trust Me, Bro" Exception** - Blanche has been inventing legal exceptions that don't exist in the Epstein Files Transparency Act to justify withholding documents.
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Show Notes
MeidasTouch host Ben Meiselas and Katie Phang report on the latest important development in her lawsuit against Todd Blanche and the DOJ where a federal judge made the order Trump and Blanche feared most.
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