House Speaker Mike Johnson Pledges Congressional Action for Epstein Victims

Meeting with Epstein Survivors

• 🤝 House Speaker Mike Johnson met with six brave survivors of sex trafficking by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.
• 💔 The meeting was described as both heartbreaking and infuriating due to the long delay in justice for the victims.
• 🗣️ Some survivors shared their stories publicly for the first time, detailing how Epstein and his accomplices stole their innocence, lives, hopes, and dreams.

Congressional Commitment to Justice

• 🏛️ Johnson pledged that the House Oversight Committee and the House itself will pursue answers in a bipartisan fashion.
• 🎯 The objective is to investigate the Epstein network and ensure such atrocities never happen again.
• ⏳ The speaker emphasized that the delay in justice for the victims is inexcusable and will be addressed now that Congress is focused on the issue.
• 👥 It is estimated that there may be as many as a thousand victims, with the six women present speaking for all of them.