Survivor Lisa Phillips holds up her picture as she speaks during a press conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act ahead of a House vote on the release of files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on Tuesday. Annabelle Gordon/REUTERS/REUTERS

The scrum outside of the Cannon office building early Tuesday morning slowly grew in size, eventually ballooning to several dozen women. Every time someone new arrived, there was an eruption of hugs and cheerful greetings.

The scene could have easily been a joyful reunion of old friends.

But the group was made up of the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein , forever bonded by their trauma and abuse at the hands of the convicted pedophile. The women had once again descended on Washington, D

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