Women who say they were victimized by Jeffrey Epstein stood with a bipartisan group of House members on Wednesday, demanding additional transparency into the federal investigation of the convicted sex offender and his longtime associate, Ghislaine Maxwell.
In an emotional press conference outside the U.S. Capitol, the Epstein survivors voiced support for an effort led by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif. and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a House vote that would require the Justice Department to release its records in full, with redactions to protect information about victims and ongoing investigations.
"To be clear, the only motive for opposing this bill would be to conceal wrongdoing," said one of the survivors, Anouska De Georgiou. "You have a choice. Stand with the truth or with the lies tha