Federal Judge Orders DOJ to Release Files Related to Trump's Accuser

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to release unredacted versions of FBI interview files related to a woman who accused Donald Trump of sexual assault when she was 13 years old. U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan directed acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to comply by July 2 or provide justification for withholding the documents. The case involves allegations made by the woman, who claimed that Epstein introduced her to Trump in 1984, and that Trump forced her to perform a sexual act. Trump has denied these allegations. The DOJ has released approximately half of the 6 million pages of documents related to Epstein, but many remain heavily redacted. Sullivan's ruling supports investigative journalist Katie Phang's claim that the DOJ violated the Epstein Files Transparency Act by not fully disclosing the documents. The DOJ must also provide a log of all redactions made to the published files.