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kentuck

(116,133 posts)
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:24 PM Sunday

Katie f'n Phang!

She did what nobody else dared to do. She challenged Todd Blanche for illegally not following the Epstein Transparency Act. The Judge agreed with her in a 48-page ruling.

She is no Big Media name. She is an independent journalist. She argued that she had standing as a journalist and she could not do her job if the Epstein files, redacted and unredacted, were not released to the public.

She deserves our thanks and appreciation for a job very well done. The DOJ has until Tuesday to decide what they are going to do? They have been breaking the law since December of last year. The Court has ruled against them.

Katie Phang rules the day!

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Katie f'n Phang! (Original Post) kentuck Sunday OP
Trump's DOJ is just going to ignore the court orders as they always do...lawless POSs that they are... wcmagumba Sunday #1
Fantastic news! Congrats to Katie! --- When are we likely to see the files? QueerDuck Sunday #2
K & R................... Lovie777 Sunday #3
MSNOW made a big mistake when they let her go senseandsensibility Sunday #4
Agree. I think Katie Phang will follow up on the results she wanting until she gets all of them. That's who she is Deuxcents Sunday #7
Where to find Katie Starbeach Sunday #31
This... NT JPK Monday #42
Katie is a leopard JPK Monday #41
For sure! I don't even watch it anymore, haven't since the 2024 election Bev54 Monday #37
They Let Some Good People Go OhioTim Monday #40
"... [O]bviously my departure from MSNBC, mainstream media, traditional legacy media... clearly, it wasn't linked to the Celerity Monday #47
Agreed Scott Alan Swaggerty Tuesday #50
Kicked and recommended Uncle Joe Sunday #5
She and others Just Jerome Sunday #6
Wonder what charges.. Escape Sunday #8
She also has a law degree and 20 years' experience as a legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC FakeNoose Sunday #9
No doubt about that! kentuck Sunday #10
She is outstanding. H2O Man Sunday #32
Correct, I was going by the Wikipedia story that says she was hired in 2005 FakeNoose Sunday #33
If memory serves H2O Man Sunday #34
I'm not sure we need to use the 'f' word as a symbol of excellence. erronis Sunday #11
It was either that or ALL CAPS... kentuck Sunday #12
I totally understood. erronis Sunday #16
I've seen it used in both a positive and negative connotation Blue Owl Sunday #14
Thanks, and understood. erronis Sunday #18
"john fing wayne" kind of a general superlative. rampartd Monday #38
her friends call her that mokeyz Sunday #27
Kick canetoad Sunday #13
tough nut DoBW Sunday #15
Good luck. NT warmfeet Sunday #17
He'll send ICE after her.... ashredux Sunday #19
Kudos to Katie Phang Alice Kramden Sunday #20
Katie, stay away from windows The Madcap Sunday #21
Here's a good video with Katie - huge win malaise Sunday #22
Not sure if she is still an analyst with MSNow surfered Sunday #23
Praying for her safety and well-being. niyad Sunday #24
kentuck............. Upthevibe Sunday #25
Hope she doesn't get Kirked swong19104 Sunday #26
We need many more truth seekers like her. La Coliniere Sunday #28
Haven't seen the video yet but SouthBayDem Sunday #29
I love strong women. multigraincracker Sunday #30
She is Faux pas Sunday #35
It's up to enforcement now. orthoclad Sunday #36
I am enjoying watching this litigation LetMyPeopleVote Monday #39
I still watch MS Now JPK Monday #43
The girl did good! peggysue2 Monday #44
Katie f'n Phang rambler68 Monday #45
Brava Katie f'n Phang. iluvtennis Monday #46
She's an outstanding LAWYER as well, not just a good journalist. spudspud Monday #48
K&R Scott Alan Swaggerty Tuesday #49

wcmagumba

(7,049 posts)
1. Trump's DOJ is just going to ignore the court orders as they always do...lawless POSs that they are...
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:26 PM
Sunday

QueerDuck

(2,273 posts)
2. Fantastic news! Congrats to Katie! --- When are we likely to see the files?
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:26 PM
Sunday

Has anyone spoken about a realistic timeline? Or will this be "appealed" multiple times to the USSC?

Deuxcents

(28,335 posts)
7. Agree. I think Katie Phang will follow up on the results she wanting until she gets all of them. That's who she is
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:44 PM
Sunday

Would be great if other journalists would be inspired and start digging for info..lots of it out there

Starbeach

(400 posts)
31. Where to find Katie
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:03 PM
Sunday

Katie has a YouTube channel and a Substack site. She's also part of the Meidas Network.

Please support her!!

Bev54

(13,564 posts)
37. For sure! I don't even watch it anymore, haven't since the 2024 election
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 12:01 AM
Monday

It is great to find good independent sites, including Katie's I don't watch any US news anymore just independents, Canadian News and BBC.

Celerity

(55,412 posts)
47. "... [O]bviously my departure from MSNBC, mainstream media, traditional legacy media... clearly, it wasn't linked to the
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 12:08 PM
Monday

Charlie Kirk stuff, because I left MS as of May 1st. But it was linked to this idea of having corporate oligarchs and corporate overlords that were overly concerned about your tone and about your content.

And it really was a direct result of, after Trump taking office, the FCC Chair, Brendan Carr, as y'all will remember, he was sending threatening letters to NBC, ABC, CBS, the parent companies, Comcast, Paramount, et cetera, Disney, um, saying, 'Look, I need to know all of the details about your DEI policies. I need to know everything about your woke policies and programs.'

I mean, he made it very clear that he was going to do stuff like he just did in that CBS-Paramount settlement where, not only was it, you know, the $15-16 million dollars, but if you'll recall, for that merger between Skydance and Paramount, now there's a 'ombudsman,' a monitor, that looks at the programming to make sure that it's, quote, fair, and we all know what that means, right? ...

So, for me to be able to be in independent media, like we are here ... we have to be able to speak unabashedly and frame things in the truth. And part of that is saying the hard things out loud. Talking about these executive orders, and saying that it is in the pursuit of cleansing this country of minorities. I could not have gotten away with saying that if I was on mainstream media, Mike. I would have gotten in a lot of trouble. I was already getting into trouble with some of the things I was saying about convicted felon Donald Trump."

Popok said, "I'll say it, since you're not going to: Everybody that got canned from MSNBC was a person of color... Why is it only the Asian and Black people that end up being shown the door?" Phang said, "I think it's more about tone, about attitude, about forcefulness, urgency, exigency of messaging...and again that was the coincidence of who we were, our backgrounds, our races, et cetera."

Just Jerome

(612 posts)
6. She and others
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:43 PM
Sunday

show promise of competent professional news media for the future.

Y’know—— journalism.

FakeNoose

(43,149 posts)
9. She also has a law degree and 20 years' experience as a legal analyst for NBC and MSNBC
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 05:58 PM
Sunday

That makes her one smart cookie!

Wiki link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katie_Phang

H2O Man

(79,509 posts)
32. She is outstanding.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:08 PM
Sunday

I do not think it is accurate that she has 20 years with NBC/MSNBC, though. She was with Fox for some time, though that was not a good fit for her.

FakeNoose

(43,149 posts)
33. Correct, I was going by the Wikipedia story that says she was hired in 2005
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:10 PM
Sunday

But she has worked for others besides NBC and MSNBC.

H2O Man

(79,509 posts)
34. If memory serves
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:37 PM
Sunday

me correctly -- which it does less frequently these days! -- she often appeared on Greta something or another's show. And she didn't strike me as a Fox-ite. I was glad to see her go to NBC/MSNBC, though these days I favor her podcast.

erronis

(25,046 posts)
11. I'm not sure we need to use the 'f' word as a symbol of excellence.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:04 PM
Sunday

But I totally agree with the sentiment!

erronis

(25,046 posts)
16. I totally understood.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:34 PM
Sunday

And I'm glad you didn't mind my comment.

Having worked with a lot of ex-military, I'm pretty used to it also used as an interjection for just about anything.

Blue Owl

(60,158 posts)
14. I've seen it used in both a positive and negative connotation
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:25 PM
Sunday

I think in this case, Kentuck meant the opposite of say, something like “Ted Fucking Cruz”…..

rampartd

(5,581 posts)
38. "john fing wayne" kind of a general superlative.
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 12:08 AM
Monday

translate to trumpian = "like nobody has ever seen"

mokeyz

(120 posts)
27. her friends call her that
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:41 PM
Sunday

as Mary Trump told us because I think it’s Katy’s favorite word. 😂

The Madcap

(2,190 posts)
21. Katie, stay away from windows
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 06:49 PM
Sunday

and dark rural roads until this is over. There is no need to give the fascists a way out.

swong19104

(682 posts)
26. Hope she doesn't get Kirked
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:33 PM
Sunday

That was the claim for his assassination: his insistence in opening up Epstein files.

La Coliniere

(2,077 posts)
28. We need many more truth seekers like her.
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:48 PM
Sunday

Kudos to Katie Phang for showing us what true journalistic integrity looks like. A very brave professional.

SouthBayDem

(33,457 posts)
29. Haven't seen the video yet but
Sun Jun 28, 2026, 07:55 PM
Sunday

did Blanche really agree to an interview with Phang?

Wild how right wingers accept interview invitations thinking they could outsmart Jon Stewart, Mehdi Hasan or an MSNOW host.

JPK

(1,019 posts)
43. I still watch MS Now
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 11:04 AM
Monday

Because it is the most easily available liberal news channel on cable/streaming. I do wonder sometimes their decisions on their recent line up rearrangement but I still watch. I am also subscribed to the Midas Touch network. Ben gets a little carried away with his headlines but the content is still excellent. Many great people there, Legal AF, Adam Mockler, Katie, etc.

peggysue2

(12,648 posts)
44. The girl did good!
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 11:50 AM
Monday

Not only is Katie Phang an independent journalist, she's considered a damn fine lawyer. You can bet every detail in Katie Phang's lawsuit was solid and double checked for accuracy, unlike the reportedly sloppy presentations and documents coming out of the current DOJ.

She killed it. Her arguments held the day, and now the ball is in DOJ's court.

rambler68

(10 posts)
45. Katie f'n Phang
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 11:58 AM
Monday

Please “Sir” release all the files so we all can see the thousands of references to your complete exoneration.

spudspud

(680 posts)
48. She's an outstanding LAWYER as well, not just a good journalist.
Mon Jun 29, 2026, 02:55 PM
Monday


MS Now (n Later) were fools for firing her.
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