Katie Phang’s Epstein lawsuit puts Blanche at risk of $1,000-a-day fine

Phang’s suit alleges that Blanche withheld required records, redacted others improperly and let statutory deadlines lapse under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

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A federal judge is weighing whether to fine Acting Atty. Gen. Todd Blanche $1,000 a day over the Jeffrey Epstein files, a prospect the latter fought in a Monday filing calling the contempt argument “absurd.”

A bid to avoid sanctions

Independent journalist Katie Phang, a former MSNBC host, sought the daily fine against Bla…