Survivors of the late sexual abuser Jeffrey Epstein held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol this morning, just hours before the House of Representatives is scheduled to vote on a bill that would release files related to Epstein, and they had some choice words for Donald Trump, who was allegedly one of Epstein’s closest friends for decades.
Holding a photo of herself when she was a child, Haley Robson remarked, “I want to relay this message to you: I am traumatized, I am not stupid. I am traumatized, not stupid.”
“You have put us through so much stress, the lockdown, the halt of these procedures that were supposed to have happened 50 days ago,” she continued. “That Rep. Adelita Grijalva (D- AZ), who waited to get sworn in.”
Then Robson directly implicated Trump.
“To the president of the United States of America, who is not here today, I want to send a clear message to you: While I do understand that your position has changed on the Epstein files, and I’m grateful that you have pledged to sign this bill, I can’t help to be skeptical of what the agenda is.”
Jena-Lisa Jones, who claims she was 14 when she when abused by Epstein and others, also excoriated Trump.
“I beg you, President Trump, please stop making this political. It is not about you, President Trump. You are our president. Please start acting like it. Show some class, show some real leadership, show that you actually care about the people other than yourself. I voted for you, but your behavior on this issue has been a national embarrassment.”
Even though the House and Senate are both expected to pass the Epstein bill, it remains to be seen if Trump’s Justice Department, under the control of Attorney General Pam Bondi, will actually allow all of the files to be released, especially if they mention her boss. Under the guise of “ongoing investigations,” Bondi can withhold any or all of the information the DOJ has. Will she break the law to protect Trump? Even if she does, he can always hand her a pardon and she won’t face a single repercussion.
