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Judge Emmet Sullivan isn’t taking Todd Blanche’s word for it—and attorney and journalist Katie Phang is helping make sure he doesn’t have to. In Phang’s lawsuit seeking disclosure of Epstein records, Sullivan ordered the Justice Department to turn over handwritten FBI interview notes for the court’s own review, rejecting the argument that they were “substantially similar” to typed reports already produced. That’s what accountability looks like: Katie Phang pressing for transparency and a judge requiring the government to show its work—not simply accepting its assurances.

PRINCIPLE OVER PAYCHECK ❤️ Chief legal affairs correspondent Paula Reid is walking away from CNN BEFORE it turns into a Trump-controlled network — and she's doing it on her own terms. Reid told network executives she will not renew her contract once it expires — choosing to leave rather than wait around for Paramount's $111 billion takeover. The Trump administration's Department of Justice approved that merger last month, clearing the way for billionaire Paramount boss David Ellison to take the reins. And let’s be clear: CNN *WANTED* her to stay. Reid reportedly turned down a “generous renewal offer.” Instead, she had candid conversations with CNN leadership about her discomfort with the takeover and the uncertainty hanging over the network's future. Executives wanted her to stay. They just couldn't promise her what the newsroom would look like once Ellison was in charge. Reid has never been shy about holding Trump accountable. She spent over a decade at CBS pressing him on his border policies and his sluggish COVID response, and he singled her out by name for it. She never backed down then. Why would she start now? Way to go, Paula 👏🏾 📸: Really American