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Victims of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein will go in front of cameras on Wednesday, as the controversy over Epstein-related files reignites with Congress back in Washington this week.
The victims are scheduled to join Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky amid a bipartisan push by members of Congress to release files related to the federal investigation of Epstein, who died in prison six years ago while awaiting federal charges related to sex trafficking,
Khanna said that “people are going to be outraged” after seeing the news conference.
The news conference is part of the effort by Khanna and Massie to pass through the House a procedural motion known as a discharge petition, which could force a House vote urging the Justice Department to release the Epstein files.
KHANNA ON EPSTEIN VICTIMS NEWS CONFERENCE: ‘PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE OUTRAGED’
Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell were both indicted on federal sex trafficking charges stemming from Epstein’s years of abuse of underage girls. (Joe Schildhorn/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
On the eve of the news conference, the House committee that’s been investigating the Epstein files released thousands of documents related to the case that the Justice Department had handed over to lawmakers.
The surprise document dump of nearly 34,000 pages by the House Oversight Committee included a Justice Department interview with one-time Epstein partner Ghislaine Maxwell, and videos that appear to show the inside of Epstein’s Palm Beach, Florida home.
THOUSANDS OF EPSTEIN DOCUMENTS SUDDENLY RELEASED
“This is the most thorough investigation into Epstein and Maxwell to date, and we are getting results,” Oversight Committee chair Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said Tuesday evening.
House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer is releasing thousands of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case. (Chip…
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