Rep. Bill Keating on Epstein Files Release: 'Never Again Say These Crimes Did Not Occur'

Release of Epstein Files

• 🏛️ Rep. Bill Keating announced that the House and Senate have acted to release files concerning the criminal activities of Jeffrey Epstein.
• 💡 The legislation aims to expose the rich, powerful, and self-entitled individuals who participated in or enabled these sexual abuse and trafficking crimes.
• ⚠️ Keating criticized the current White House administration for withholding, dismissing, and covering up information related to these crimes.

Survivor Advocacy and Trauma

• 🎗️ Keating, drawing from his experience overseeing sexual assault units and founding a child advocacy center, emphasized that survivors' primary desire is to prevent future trauma for children.
• 💔 He highlighted the profound trauma experienced by survivors, noting that one survivor took her own life.

Warning to the Administration

• 🚫 Keating issued a direct warning to the White House, administration, and president not to deny these crimes, call them a hoax, or use a sham investigation as an excuse to withhold files.
• ✊ He stated that brave survivors will not stand for such actions, and they will be supported by the majority of the House, the Senate, and the American people.