Kitchen Briefs - April 27, 2026 PM

• Katie Phang, who is an independent journalist, legal analyst and trial lawyer and whom I call friend is the first journalist to sue the DOJ for violating the Epstein files transparency act. The suit claims the DOJ missed deadlines, did excessive or improper redactions without explanation and withheld key documents. The suit calls for all documents released and all unnecessary redactions removed
• More good news is that National Trust will not back down on their suit against Trump and his $400M ballroom even after the DOJ pressured them
• Trump and his top security people are reviewing Iran’s proposal
• Shooting suspect Cole Thomas Allen was charged today with the attempted assassination of Trump. He was also charged with transportation of a firearm or ammunition in interstate commerce, and discharge of a firearm during a crime of violence
• Karoline Leavitt delayed her maternity leave to give a press conference and covered how Melania and Trump are upset over Jimmy Kimmel’s comments and how despicable it is that Americans refer to Trump as a fascist and compare him to Hitler
• King Charles and Queen Camilla have arrived for a 4 day visit kicking off with tea with Trump and Melania
• Taylor Swift has filed to trademark her voice and image after AI concerns