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Sidebar with Katie Phang

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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September 3 · 17 min
AG Blanche Scrambles as Scathing New Filing in My Epstein Lawsuit Blows Up His Defense
EXCLUSIVE: The latest, scathing filing by Katie Phang in her lawsuit against AG Todd Blanche over the Epstein Files calls him out for his continued violation of the law as well as the Court’s orders. Katie Phang breaks down the details of her Reply filed this morning and why Blanche is desperately trying to keep the truth from getting revealed to the public. 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
September 2 · 57 min
Sidebar With Katie Phang - 9/2/2026
Today on Sidebar with Katie Phang, Katie breaks down a bombshell whistleblower report from the United States Postal Service exposing what has been described as an incompetent “shitshow” surrounding the agency’s new federal ballot portal, implemented at Trump’s direction. Whistleblower attorney David Kligerman joins Katie to explain the allegations and what they could mean for the integrity of the upcoming midterms. Katie also discusses the heartbreaking death of Pierre Damas Bel, a 20-year-old Haitian immigrant, honors student, and aspiring medical professional whose family says he became increasingly distressed after losing his immigration protections and being forced to wear an ICE ankle monitor. His tragic death is raising painful questions about the human toll of Trump’s immigration policies. Plus, Katie delivers an Epstein legal roundup, including the latest developments surrounding the Epstein Files Transparency Act in Congress and a closer look at Ghislaine Maxwell’s controversial prison transfer. Learn more about Whistleblower Aid here: https://whistlebloweraid.org/ 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. 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
September 1 · 19 min
Whistleblower Drops Bombshell Report Exposing Trump’s Election Scheme
A USPS whistleblower is blowing the lid off the incompetent “shitshow” in the agency’s new federal ballot portal as Sen. Blumenthal demands the Postmaster General answer for this potential election catastrophe. Katie Phang has the latest details from the damning whistleblower’s complaint. 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
September 1 · 19 min
Trump Spirals as Arkansas Farmers Flip and Dems Strike Back at GOP Senator
Last year, Hallie Shoffner had to close her family farm in Arkansas that had been around for 150 years. Felon Trump’s economic policies like tariffs, skyrocketing costs, and no Farm Bill relief crushed her family’s farming legacy. She’s running for the US Senate to represent the people of Arkansas and bring real solutions to the problems they face. Hallie joins Katie for an in-depth discussion of her background, her plans, and why Tom Cotton needs to be fired. Learn more about Hallie’s campaign here: https://www.hallieshoffner.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 31 · 31 min
Trump’s DHS Scheme Backfires as Dems Sound the Alarm & Strike Back
As the Trump Regime continues its horrific push to expel as many immigrants as possible, it also opposes any transparency into its industrial detention complex that treats humans like animals & generates billions for private companies. One of the first to sound the alarm is Rep. LaMonica McIver, who is being prosecuted for just doing her job. She joins Katie Phang for the latest in her criminal case & to share her thoughts on why every member of Congress should be concerned. 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 31 · 21 min
Trump Scrambles as Hegseth’s Secret Pentagon Plan Is Exposed
If things are going so great for Trump and Hegseth, why hire conservative influencers (a/k/a hired butt-kissers) to work for the Pentagon/DOD? Katie Phang on new reporting on how American taxpayers may be paying for these civilians to peddle propaganda for this Administration while punishing those in the military speaking out. 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 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

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