DOJ Moves to End Katie Phang’s Epstein Files Lawsuit (Part 3) (10/4/26)

The Epstein Chronicles · Oct 4, 2026 · 12m

This is Document 52-1 in Phang v. Blanche, filed October 1, 2026, and it is the DOJ’s Memorandum in Support of its Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings. In plain terms, Todd Blanche and the Justice Department are asking Judge Emmet Sullivan to end Katie Phang’s case without further factual development because, in their view, her claims fail as a matter of law. The DOJ’s core argument is that the Epstein Files Transparency Act does not give private citizens a right to sue to enforce it. The government says Congress deliberately created reporting and oversight mechanisms involving Congress and…