{"ok":true,"trend":{"id":133437,"platform":"mastodon","region":"global","key":"new: a federal judge just told trump's ag: release the epstein files or face contempt charges. judge sullivan's order sa","title":"NEW: A federal judge just told Trump's AG: release the Epstein files or face CONTEMPT charges. Judge Sullivan's order sa","url":"https://mastodon.social/@cbarbermd/117344159762675996","first_seen":"2026-09-27T17:26:43.065994Z","last_seen":"2026-09-27T21:32:42.265580Z","last_rank":8,"peak_rank":8,"last_volume":8,"peak_volume":8,"seen_count":4,"score":62.81,"category_hint":"law_crime","section":"world","category":"law_crime","summary":"A federal judge has warned the Justice Department that it could face contempt charges if it does not release files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Judge Sullivan's order describes contempt as premature for now, but the warning signals mounting judicial pressure on the department. Critics say the DOJ is running out of legal room to withhold the documents.","why":"Ongoing public and political pressure over the release of sealed Epstein-related documents.","tone":"neutral","entities":["Justice Department","Judge Sullivan","Jeffrey Epstein","Donald Trump"],"summarized_at":"2026-09-27T17:27:40.382008Z","meta":{"tag":"justice","via":"scan","kind":"status","lang":"en","generic":0.06,"instance":"mastodon.social","tag_uses":97},"nw":0.72,"promo":0.05,"kind":"news_event","importance":2.11,"hidden":false,"hide_reason":null,"judged_at":"2026-09-27T17:26:43.455865Z","title_en":"Federal judge threatens DOJ with contempt over Epstein files","section_name":"World","category_name":"Law & Courts","timeline":[{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T17:26:43.065994Z","rank":12,"volume":2},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T18:48:43.036838Z","rank":8,"volume":5},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T20:10:42.759318Z","rank":8,"volume":8},{"captured_at":"2026-09-27T21:32:42.265580Z","rank":8,"volume":8}],"posts":[{"platform":"mastodon","url":"https://mastodon.social/@cbarbermd/117344159762675996","author":"cbarbermd","title":null,"snippet":"NEW: A federal judge just told Trump's AG: release the Epstein files or face CONTEMPT charges. Judge Sullivan's order says contempt is \"premature\" — for now. The DOJ is running out of room to hide. https://www. axios.com/2026/09/17/epstein-f iles-doj-contempt-judge-blanche #…","posted_at":"2026-09-27T17:23:01.541000Z","likes":8}],"elsewhere":[],"window":"7d"}}