Epstein Survivors Testify on Capitol Hill for File Release

Survivors Demand Transparency

• 🕯️ Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse gathered on Capitol Hill to demand transparency from Congress.
• 🎯 They are making a bipartisan push for the release of all Epstein files, believing they contain names of powerful individuals shielded by fame or fortune.

Meeting with House Oversight Committee

• 🏛️ Six Epstein victims met with the House Oversight Committee for over two hours in a closed-door session.
• 💔 The meeting was described as heartbreaking and infuriating due to the long delay in justice.
• ⚖️ Survivors emphasized that justice has been delayed and called for powerful individuals to be held accountable.

Document Release Efforts

• 📄 The committee released over 33,000 documents related to Epstein, though most are not new.
• 📁 The Department of Justice is said to possess more unreleased files that the committee has not yet received.
• 🗳️ Congressman Thomas Massie filed a petition to force a House vote on releasing all files, facing White House opposition described as a "hostile act."
• 🗣️ Supporters of the petition, like Congressman Massie, stated that the American people deserve transparency.

Victim Testimonies and Calls to Action

• 👧 Marina Lasserta, an Epstein victim who met Epstein at 14, seeks transparency for all victims.
• ✊ Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna stood with survivors, stating, "Today we stand with survivors. We stand against big money. We stand to protect America's children."