We hope she has the courage to testify and actually do right by survivors this time.”Then-Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies as Jeffrey Epstein survivors stand in the background on Feb. 11, 2026. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), co-author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which legislated the Justice Department’s release of the files, told Newsweek on Thursday that she still has to testify. A group of 19 survivors shared a statement on Instagram saying the release of the Epstein files put them at risk and “compounded the trauma” they had lived with for years. Lauren Hersh, the national director of World Without Exploitation, a coalition that helped Epstein survivors demand the release of the files, said in a statement that survivors must be prioritized under the Justice Department’s new leadership. “We will not stop until the full truth is revealed and survivors receive the transparency and justice they have fought for.”

Source: Huffington Post April 03, 2026 02:24 UTC