Record #4229
The Trump DOJ will fight (rather than comply with) Judge Emmet Sullivan's preliminary injunction ordering further release of the Epstein files in Katie Phang's Epstein Transparency Act lawsuit
CorrectRecorded occurrence
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Occurrence 1 of 1 · source record #4229 MeidasTouch · Thursday Afternoon Breaking News Updates with Ben - 6/25/2026
Original quoteYes, the Trump regime will still try to fight it.
Quote begins at 43:19
Exact speaking time unavailable; using the official episode publication date.
How the call settles
Court docket shows DOJ contesting the preliminary injunction (notice of appeal, stay motion, or show-cause filing resisting production) rather than producing the ordered materials
Our reasoning
YES on the research record because The DOJ fought rather than complied: after Judge Emmet Sullivan's June 25, 2026 preliminary injunction in Phang v. Blanche set a July 2 production deadline (and he refused DOJ's request to pause it), the department let the deadline pass, defended each redaction, and announced an appeal, leaving at least eight sets of email records and a draft indictment still redacted and triggering a contempt motion.. Applied stored rule: Court docket shows DOJ contesting the preliminary injunction (notice of appeal, stay motion, or show-cause filing resisting production) rather than producing the ordered materials.
Outcome evidence
The DOJ fought rather than complied: after Judge Emmet Sullivan's June 25, 2026 preliminary injunction in Phang v. Blanche set a July 2 production deadline (and he refused DOJ's request to pause it), the department let the deadline pass, defended each redaction, and announced an appeal, leaving at least eight sets of email records and a draft indictment still redacted and triggering a contempt motion.
Outcome date: 2026-07-02
Verdict recorded: 2026-07-30
Basis: research