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Judge Corners DOJ Over Covering Up Files on Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser
Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERSA federal judge has cornered the Justice Department over withholding files on FBI interviews with the woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was 13. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to release unredacted versions of several Jeffrey Epstein files, or explain why the DOJ should be allowed to keep them secret, as he sided with investigative journalist Katie Phang, who had accused Blanche of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. He gave the government until July 2 to comply.Sullivan’s decision covers FBI notes from interviews with a woman who claimed that Epstein introduced her to Trump in 1984, when she was about 13 years old, and that Trump forced her to perform a sexual act on him. Trump has denied the allegation.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jun 28, 2026
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The Daily Beast
· Jun 26, 2026
Judge Corners DOJ for Covering Up Files on Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser
Evelyn Hockstein/REUTERSA federal judge has cornered the Justice Department for withholding files on FBI interviews with the woman who accused Donald Trump of sexually assaulting her when she was 13. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to release unredacted versions of several Jeffrey Epstein files, or explain why the DOJ should be allowed to keep them secret, as he sided with investigative journalist Katie Phang, who had accused Blanche of violating the Epstein Files Transparency Act. He gave the government until July 2 to comply.Sullivan’s decision covers FBI notes from interviews with a woman who claimed that Epstein introduced her to Trump in 1984, when she was about 13 years old, and that Trump forced her to perform a sexual act on him. Trump has denied the allegation.Read more at The Daily Beast.
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· Jun 25, 2026
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Related coverage for "Judge Corners DOJ Over Covering Up Files on Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser": Watchdog Report — DNA, Confessions…Death Penalty Push. EL PAÍS — Held without evidence and handed to ICE: how police cooperation in Texas led to a Hispanic man’s arrest . TwistedSifter — Woman Says Persistent Neighbor Wouldn’t Leave Her Alone, So She Gathered Evidence That Led to His Arrest. The Daily Beast — Judge Corners DOJ for Covering Up Files on Trump’s 13-Year-Old Accuser. The Independent — Ghislaine Maxwell says the Epstein files prove she was wrongfully convicted. Trump’s DOJ wants to keep her locked up. Crooks and Liars — RFK Jr. 's DOJ WeaponizaTrumpMisconduct Triggers Threat To Over 100 Cases