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Hey folks,
This one is a must-watch. I sat down with Katie Phang and we went deep—like, really deep—on her lawsuit against the Trump DOJ over the Epstein files. It’s raw, it’s urgent, and it gets at something bigger than politics: whether the truth is something we still fight for in this country.
We got into the law, the stakes, and the frustration boiling underneath all of it. You don’t want to miss this one.
Here’s what we got into:
[00:01:07] Katie breaks down the lawsuit—what it is, who it targets, and why she’s taking this on herself instead of waiting for legacy media to act
[00:04:33] What happens if she wins—and how the appeals process could drag this all the way up the chain
[00:07:15] The core argument: you can’t do journalism when the government hides everything behind redactions
[00:10:30] A powerful moment on why transparency matters—and why the public has a right to know, no matter who it implicates
[00:24:00] Katie gets real about independent media, access journalism, and why she’s done waiting for institutions to do the right thing
This conversation covers a lot—legal strategy, media failures, political hypocrisy—but at its core, it’s about accountability. About whether anyone is willing to force the system to follow its own rules. Katie is, and that matters. If you care about transparency, independent journalism, and actually getting answers, this is essential viewing.
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With urgency,
—Mike
