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... In June, Washington, D.C. District Judge Emmet Sullivan sided with journalist Katie Phang after she filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Todd Blanche accusing Donald Trump's administration of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which the president signed into law last year, by failing to release all of the files in its possession or adequately explain why they were withheld.

Justice Department lawyers have repeatedly delayed or rebuffed the judge's orders, culminating in a frustrating Thursday court hearing in which an exasperated but reluctant Sullivan floated the possibility of contempt proceedings.

"I just don't want anyone to be blindsided if we have to go down that road," he said. "It's not a threat. It's a promise. I have a job to administer justice, and I take that very seriously." ...

An important hearing today regarding the Epstein files.