The House Oversight Committee has released over 33,000 pages related to the federal investigation into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and associate Ghislaine Maxwell, but according to Democratic lawmakers, 97% of the files were already public and the files are just a tiny fraction of the total documents.
On Tuesday, a number of Jeffrey Epstein survivors met privately with House Speaker Mike Johnson and a bipartisan group of members of the House Oversight Committee. Meanwhile, Republican Congressmember Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna are holding a press conference today with Epstein survivors. Massie has also filed what’s known as a discharge petition to force a floor vote to compel the Justice Department to release all of its files on Epstein. If every Democrat backs the measure, Massie will need the support of five other Republicans for the move to succeed.
A group of Epstein survivors and family members have also done a joint interview with NBC News’s Hallie Jackson. She asked them about their interactions with the Justice Department.
Hallie Jackson: “Show of hands: Did any of you hear from the Justice Department before they released that memo, that two-page memo earlier this summer? No hands. Were any of you told that Todd Blanche would be speaking with Ghislaine Maxwell prior to that interview over the course of two days?”
Survivors: “No.”
Hallie Jackson: “No. Were any of you told about the prison transfer that Ghislaine Maxwell” —
Survivors: “No.”
Hallie Jackson: “Were any of you — do any of you feel that the DOJ has communicated with you enough this year?”
Survivors: “No.”
Hallie Jackson: “Have any of you had any communication with the DOJ?”
Survivors: “No.”