Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse gathered on Capitol Hill on September 3 to demand the full release of remaining government files tied to Epstein’s network and connections. Flanked by lawmakers, the survivors accused federal agencies of suppressing evidence and urged Congress to support bipartisan legislation mandating full transparency.
The press conference centered on the “Epstein Files Transparency Act,” co-sponsored by Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). The bill would compel the Department of Justice to release all classified Epstein-related records. According to Rep. Khanna, less than 1% of the files have been made public, despite ongoing demands for accountability.
The survivors criticized the House Oversight Committee’s recent release of over 33,000 pages of documents, claiming most of it was redundant or already public. Several spoke for the first time, including Lisa Phillips, who announced plans to compile a confidential list of high-profile individuals allegedly connected to Epstein’s operation.
Phillips shared, “Several of us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list of names… We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Now, together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know were regularly in the Epstein world, and it will be done by survivors and for survivors; no one else is involved.”
Support for the bill is growing among conservatives. Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace joined the event, expressing solidarity with the survivors. Rep. Greene pledged to publicly read Epstein’s “client list” on the House floor if it is provided. Only two more Republican votes are needed to force a floor vote through a discharge petition.
The survivors’ unified message was clear: accountability cannot wait. They called on Congress to stop protecting powerful figures and expose the full scope of Epstein’s trafficking network.
