August 10, 2025.

On Friday, Democracy Forward Foundation sued the Department of Justice, or DOJ, and the Federal

Bureau of Investigation, or FBI, to make it respond to its request for the release of the Epstein files,

as well as all communications the administration has exchanged over the files and President Donald Trump's inclusion in them,

as required under the Freedom of Information Act.

The Democracy Forward Foundation filed Freedom of Information Act requests on July 28th,

asking for expedited processing in light of public interest in the files, but the DOJ and the FBI have not responded.

The case has been assigned to Judge Tanya Chutkin of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia,

who presided over Trump's criminal trial for his attempt to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.

Drawing Chutkin for an Epstein case means decisions will not be weighted in Trump's favor.

On Saturday, Trump posted a screed against former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi,

a Democrat of California, accusing her of insider trading and calling her

a disgusting degenerate who impeached me twice on no grounds and lost.

How are you feeling now, Nancy?

Since Attorney General Pam Bondi announced on July 7th that the administration would not be releasing any more information about the Epstein investigation,

and especially since July 23rd, when the Wall Street Journal reported that Bondi had told Trump in May that his name

appears in those files. The president has thrown up one distraction after another. The attack

on Pelosi fits that mold. But it is interesting that the president appears to have impeachment

on his mind. Also on Saturday, Trump launched new action against Washington, D.C.

He has threatened to federalize the nation's capital since the

2024 presidential campaign and now has found a trigger in the alleged carjacking attempt

by two unarmed 15-year-olds, one girl and one boy,

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