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Katie Phang

Sidebar with Katie Phang delivers sharp, unfiltered analysis of law, politics, and today’s biggest headlines. Hosted by veteran journalist, former prosecutor, and trial lawyer Katie Phang, the show cuts through misinformation, spin, and partisan noise to get to the facts. Drawing on her front-row experience in some of the most consequential legal and political moments of recent history, Katie brings clarity, context, and accountability to the stories shaping our current climate. With a no-nonsense approach and a fearless voice, Sidebar with Katie Phang gives viewers the truth. Straight, no chaser.

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August 29 · 21 min
Trump Panics as North Carolina Wants Him Gone After GOP Rep Quits Before Midterms
Is Congress ready for a “mountain Democrat”? Candidate Jamie Ager is ready to take his elbow grease from decades of work as a farmer in western North Carolina to DC to show how to do the hard work. He joins Katie Phang to talk about how Trump’s policies are hurting working families and why a lack of leadership has stifled disaster aid as communities recover and rebuild from Hurricane Helene. Learn more about Jamie's campaign here: https://agerforcongress.com/ Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 28 · 24 min
DeSantis Caught by Grand Jury Funneling Millions Away From Floridians
BREAKING: A Florida grand jury finds that the DeSantis Administration, including current AG James Uthmeier, misappropriated $10 million in taxpayer funds when it diverted the money to the Casey DeSantis-related nonprofit, Hope Florida Foundation. Katie tracks the money flow in this outrageous act of corruption and grift! Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 28 · 19 min
AG Blanche Scrambles to Delay My Epstein Lawsuit With New Filing
EXCLUSIVE update in Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche. More incompetence on display by Blanche and the Trump DOJ in their latest filing that once again refuses to produce the unredacted handwritten FBI notes that implicate Felon Trump AND asks for yet more delay. Katie Phang breaks it all down and explains why she keeps forging ahead, putting pressure on Blanche. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 27 min
Trump's Crypto Grift Spirals Out of Control as He Rakes in Billions
Convicted Felon Donald Trump raked in $1.4 billion in cryptocurrency income in 2025 alone. He is pushing pro-crypto policies because why not rig the system to help you keep the grift going? Actor, writer, and now director Ben McKenzie is sounding the alarm on the dangers of crypto, and he joins Katie Phang to talk about his film, Everyone is Lying To You For Money. Watch the movie at https://www.everyoneislying.com/watch and use code KP50 for 50% off! Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 20 min
House GOP Threatens Epstein Billionaire Ally With Contempt Over Subpoena
House Oversight Chair James Comer is gearing up for a battle royale with Jeffrey Epstein's billionaire buddy and investor, Leon Black, over Black’s compliance with 2 subpoenas to answer questions about Epstein, Maxwell, and others. Katie Phang has all of the latest details, including the nondisclosure agreements that are at the root of this fight. NOBL: NOBL gives you real travel peace of mind — security, design, and convenience all in one. Head to https://NOBLTravel.com for 46% off your entire order! #NOBL #ad Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 19 min
Insider Sounds Alarm as Thousands Go Weeks Without Power
As of today, thousands still remain without electricity in Gary and Northwest Indiana. Why did it take so long for adequate disaster response & what is being done to prevent it from happening again? Gary-born and raised native son, Chester Gregory, joins Katie Phang with the latest out of the community, including resources to help. Check out Chester's content and learn more about how to help Gary, Indiana here: https://www.instagram.com/chestergregory/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 16 min
Epstein Co-Conspirators Hit With New Lawsuit Blowing Cover-Up Wide Open
A NEW lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime accountant, Richard Kahn, and lawyer, Darren Indyke, has been filed in New York alleging they conspired with Epstein to manage and facilitate his sex trafficking operation. A recently amended New York City law allows victims of gender-motivated violence to sue civilly against those responsible. Katie Phang breaks down the claims and explains why this kind of lawsuit is important to bring more discovery into the open. Ethos: Get your free quote at https://ethos.com/phang Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 27 · 17 min
AG Blanche Desperately Tries to Appeal as Deadlines Loom in My Epstein Lawsuit
EXCLUSIVE on the latest in Katie Phang’s lawsuit against AG Todd Blanche to obtain the unredacted Epstein Files. Blanche has now filed a Notice of Appeal, or at least he thinks he has. Katie explains why this latest move by Blanche is just to continue to delay providing the truth to the public and the suspicious timing of the appeal on the eve of having to turn over to the court unredacted handwritten FBI notes involving Donald Trump. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (628) 289-0726 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/phang Paid Partnership Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 26 · 51 min
Sidebar With Katie Phang - 8/26/2026
Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down the latest headlines from the Trump administration, including the escalating trade war with Canada, the recent measles deaths, and Trump’s threats to demolish the Kennedy Center. She also unpacks the latest developments involving Christian Castro, the ICE officer accused of shooting a Venezuelan immigrant in Minnesota, and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s efforts to have him extradited from Texas. Plus, Katie shares exclusive updates on her lawsuit against AG Todd Blanche over the Epstein files and breaks down a positive development in Ghislaine Maxwell’s efforts to overturn her conviction. Katie also wraps up Sidebar with a tribute to the legendary Dolly Parton. Thanks to our sponsors: Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (628) 289-0726 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/phang Paid Partnership Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Ethos: Get your free quote at https://ethos.com/phang Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 25 · 24 min
SCOTUS Drops Ruling on Trump's Midterm Agenda
Want the REAL insight into yesterday’s SCOTUS opinion on Trump’s efforts to limit mail-in voting? Georgetown Law professor Steve Vladeck joins Katie Phang to break it all down so that you have the knowledge you need to understand what happened, what’s at stake, and what to expect next. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 25 · 29 min
AG Blanche Scrambles as Shocking Statement Backfires Ahead of Midterms
The War on Women continues with Convicted Felon Donald Trump’s nomination of Dr. Heidi Overton as the next FDA Commissioner. Overton aggressively attacks abortion rights, including the right to access mifepristone, the abortion medication. Reproductive Freedom for All’s Mini Timmaraju joins Katie Phang to explain how Overton and AG Todd Blanche create the perfect pair to implement a nationwide abortion ban through the end of mifepristone, and why new battleground polling shows Blanche’s extreme anti-abortion record could be major kryptonite on the November ballot for Republicans. Learn more about Reproductive Freedom for All here: https://reproductivefreedomforall.org/ Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 24 · 24 min
Trump Panics as House Dems Slam New Economic Scheme
Convicted Felon Donald Trump thinks he’s going to scare Iran into submission by threatening “economic D-Day" sanctions, but is he really prepared to lower the boom on Qatar, China, and Russia? Meanwhile, the Trump Regime is arresting the immigrant parents of active duty soldiers to deport them out of the US. Congressman Jason Crow joins Katie Phang with the latest on the illegal war with Iran and why getting rid of Republicans is the only way to actually change where this country is heading. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 24 · 17 min
Billion-Dollar Paramount Merger Thrown Into Chaos After Shocking Leaks
California AG Rob Bonta cancels settlement talks at the last minute due to Paramount’s "bad faith” leaking of and misrepresentation of confidential settlement communications. The $111 billion mega-merger is on hold while a March 2027 trial date looms. Katie Phang’s analysis has all of the latest details, including why Bonta was right to cancel this settlement meeting. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 22 · 17 min
Trump Spirals and Threatens Defamation Suit Over Bombshell National Guard Report
Thin-skinned Convicted Felon Donald Trump threatens to sue for defamation every time his little feelings get hurt. This time, he is going after the Center for American Progress because he didn’t like a report showing that deployments of the National Guard to cities did not decrease violent crime. Katie Phang has the latest in the escalating fight over the truth & why Trump’s latest legal lackey keeps taking a beating. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 21 · 22 min
Texas Faces Legal Nightmare as Minnesota Sues Over ICE Agent
After shooting a Minnesota resident, ICE agent Christian Castro fled the state and was caught in Texas. MN Attorney General Keith Ellison demanded his extradition, but TX Gov. Greg Abbott is ignoring the law. So Ellison has sued, and he joins Katie Phang for the latest in the case, including updates on the investigations into the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Nicole Good. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 21 · 19 min
AG Blanche Slammed After Caught Lying in My Epstein Lawsuit
EXCLUSIVE new updates in Katie Phang’s lawsuit against Todd Blanche: two new filings by Katie, including a proposed Order for Blanche to produce the unredacted, handwritten FBI notes to the Court by Tuesday, Aug. 25th. Katie also explains her Notice that shows how the DOJ lawyers weren’t telling the truth about other handwritten notes in the Epstein Files. Cozy Earth: Go to https://cozyearth.com/PHANG and use my code PHANG for up to 20% off! Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 24 min
Brian Tyler Cohen Exposes Trump's Midterm Nightmare
How ruthless are you willing to be to ensure that Democrats regain the majority in November so that we can finally stop the corruption and grift of this Trump Regime? And what happens when the Democrats finally have the majority again? Brian Tyler Cohen’s new book, The Day After, tackles those questions in great detail, and he joins Katie Phang to talk about how the latest primary results bode for the upcoming November elections. Find his new book here: https://www.harpercollins.com/pages/thedayafter Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 19 min
Trump’s FBI Director Trapped as Defamation Case Backfires
The Atlantic and its reporter, Sarah Fitzpatrick, have moved to dismiss FBI Dir. Kash Patel’s defamation lawsuit, and things are heating up. Kash has failed 4 different times suing for defamation & this case looks to be the same. The defendants seek discovery from the DOJ, FBI, and Patel himself, relating to his drinking, his partying, and erratic behavior. Katie Phang has the details of the latest legal developments in this case & why Patel is facing a dangerous discovery process. Jones Road: Use code PHANG at https://www.jonesroadbeauty.com to get a Free Gift with your first purchase! #JonesRoadBeauty #ad Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 19 min
Trump & DeSantis Stunned as Florida Dems Score Major Upset
Angie Nixon just pulled off a major upset by winning the Democratic primary for the Senate seat in Florida. She faces off against Trump lackey Ashley Moody in November in a state that Trump won back in 2024 by 13 percentage points. She joins Katie Phang to talk about the need to unite the Democratic Party to win the general election & why affordability isn’t a radical idea. Learn more about Angie's campaign here: https://angienixon.com/ Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 20 · 17 min
Trump DOJ Faces Bombshell Review in Don Lemon Case After Judge's Shocking Ruling
In an extremely rare move, a federal judge in MN orders the Trump DOJ to turn over all of the grand jury materials that it used to indict Don Lemon, Georgia Fort, and several others. Katie Phang tracks the details of how the judge reached her decision and why this puts the Trump DOJ in the spotlight for prosecutorial misconduct. Chapter: For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial (628) 289-0726 to speak with my trusted partner, Chapter, or go to https://askchapter.org/phang *Paid Partnership*” Chapter and its affiliates are not connected with or endorsed by any government entity or the federal Medicare program. Chapter Advisory, LLC represents Medicare Advantage HMO, PPO, and PFFS organizations and stand-alone prescription drug plans that have a Medicare contract. Enrollment depends on the plan’s contract renewal. While we have a database of every Medicare plan nationwide and can help you to search among all plans, we have contracts with many but not all plans. As a result, we do not offer every plan available in your area. Currently, we represent 50 organizations which offer 18,160 products nationwide. We search and recommend all plans, even those we don’t directly offer. You can contact a licensed Chapter agent to find out the number of products available in your specific area. Please contact Medicare.gov, 1-800-Medicare, or your local State Health Insurance Program (SHIP) to get information on all of your options. Subscribe to Katie Phang's YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@katiephangnews Subscribe to Katie's Substack here: https://katiephang.substack.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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