Epstein survivors begged Trump to release their files. He called it a “hoax.”

Lisa Phillips spoke at a press conference for Epstein survivors Wednesdayand said survivors have discussed creating their own list of their alleged abusers.Bill ClarkCQ Roll CallZUMA Get your news from a source thats not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Theres one issue that is gaining rare bipartisan support in a very divided DC: Outrage over the continued stonewalling of the full release of the Epstein files. On Wednesday, a group of Democrat and Republican lawmakersincluding Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.)held a press conference on Capitol Hill featuring survivors of the late financier and sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein. The purpose: Push Republicans to help force a vote on a House bill that Massie introduced in July, dubbed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, that would force Attorney General Pam Bondi to publicly release, within 30 days, all of the unclassified materials related to their investigations into Epstein and his accomplice, Ghislaine Maxwell. *Reporting by Motherjones.*