A host of victims of Jeffrey Epstein appeared on Capitol Hill on Wednesday to deliver a simple message to Congress: Force the Trump administration to release all the files it has on the late financier and convicted sex offender.
In a dramatic press conference just steps from the Capitol, the survivors of Epstein’s decades-long abuse offered emotional testimony about their experiences, hammered the government for keeping the files under wraps, and accused those lawmakers opposing the release of shielding a group of rich and powerful people from accountability.
"We are not asking for pity. We are here demanding accountability, and I'm demanding justice," said Lisa Phillips, who said she was taken to Epstein’s private island in 2000. “Congress must choose: Will you continue to protect preda