“This is about ending secrecy wherever abuse of power takes root,“ said Anouska De Georgiou, a former model and actress who was one of about 10 self-described Epstein victims who spoke about her experience at a press conference outside the U.S. Capitol.
The women said they supported legislation in the House of Representatives called the Epstein Files Transparency Bill requiring the release of records, including those held by the FBI and U.S. attorneys’ offices.
House Republican leaders are trying to head off a potentially difficult debate for their rank-and-file members on that legislation, which Trump says would provide no significant, new revelations on the long-running criminal case.
Survivors stressed that their stories are real.
House Speaker Mike Johnson has sought a different route that simply offers a vote on a resolution backing an Epstein investigation already underway by a House panel.
“When you want to kill an issue, you introduce a placebo - a different bill that does nothing - and then you try to pull the wool over the eyes of the American people,“ he said. “That’s not going to happen this time.”
Massie and Khanna are seeking far broader information.
At least 218 House members’ signatures would be needed to force the vote, so if all 212 House Democrats backed the measure, Massie would need to persuade five fellow Republicans to join him. As of Wednesday he had the backing of three: Representatives Nancy Mace, Lauren Boebert and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
If the Massie-Khanna effort were to succeed in getting at least 218 backers, it would be a test of Johnson’s leadership - and Trump’s sway - over whether enough Republicans would actually break ranks and vote to pass the legislation in the deeply split House. - Reuters
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