Katie Phang sued Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche on April 27, 2026, alleging the Justice Department failed to release the full Epstein files as required by law. The complaint accuses the DOJ of missing the December 19, 2025 statutory deadline, over-redacting documents without justification, and withholding or retracting key materials—particularly those referencing Donald Trump. Phang argues the DOJ's actions directly harmed her ability to report on Epstein's network as a journalist who has extensively covered the case. The case tests whether the federal government can be held accountable for violating a transparency law that Congress passed with broad bipartisan support and that Trump himself had promised to comply with.