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Contempt charges sought after Trump DOJ staffer 'stumbles' through Epstein hearing

Summary by Raw Story
Attorney General Todd Blanche faces a contempt motion after skipping a federal hearing and instead sending an unprepared DOJ attorney to substitute in his place.U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan had directed Blanche to appear Thursday at a status hearing in journalist Katie Phang's lawsuit over the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a 2025 law requiring the Justice Department to release files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Phang is now …
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Raw Story broke the news in Washington, United States on Friday, August 14, 2026.
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