Judge orders DOJ to unredact Epstein files related to Trump and ‘torture video’

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A federal judge in Washington, D.C., ordered the Department of Justice on Thursday to unredact more pages of the Epstein files within one week or explain why it cannot.

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan, an appointee of former President Bill Clinton, issued a preliminary injunction requiring acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to comply with the Epstein Files Transparency Act by July 2. Otherwise, Blanche must show cause if he declines to abide by the federal law.

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