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Judge Questions DOJ on Epstein Files Redactions, Warns of Contempt

Published 14 August 2026

A federal judge on Thursday sharply questioned the Department of Justice over its continued withholding of documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, warning that failure to comply with a transparency law could lead to contempt proceedings. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan presided over a hearing in Washington, D.C.

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