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Flanked by survivors, Rep. Khanna demands full release of Epstein files
The women said they supported Khanna’s bipartisan legislation called the Epstein Files Transparency Bill requiring the release of records, including those held by the FBI and U.S. attorneys' offices.
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Malvika Choudhary - Wed, 03, Sep 2025
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Indian American Congressman Ro Khanna on Sept. 3 demanded the full release of files related to Jeffrey Epstein’s case, calling the lack of transparency a moral failing for the United States.
Khanna joined Republican lawmakers Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene at a Capitol Hill press conference, alongside survivors of Epstein, where some of them spoke publicly for the first time about the sexual abuse they experienced.
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“A nation that allows rich and powerful men to traffic and abuse young girls without consequence is a nation that has lost its moral and spiritual core,” Khanna said. “Less than 1 percent of these files have been released. We are demanding today on the discharge petition that all of the files be released.”
Releasing the Epstein files brought @mtgreenee & me together.
— Ro Khanna (@RoKhanna) September 3, 2025
Maybe it can bring our nation together.
It's about survivors.
It's about standing against two Americas.
Equal justice for the forgotten Americans like the rich and powerful. https://t.co/G2i4tIe44c
"There is something rotten in Washington," Khanna, who introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Bill in the House of Representatives, warned. The bill requires the release of records, including those held by the FBI and U.S. Attorney's offices.
“Americans are asking a very simple question. How is it possible that in the richest, most powerful country in the world, there are corrupt special interest forces, both foreign or domestic, that … are preventing the release of the full Epstein files?”
The California Democrat stressed the urgency of congressional action. “We need just two more signatures to force the release,” he said, noting the petition has backing from 212 Democrats and four Republicans: Thomas Massie, Lauren Boebert, Nancy Mace and Marjorie Taylor Greene.
Khanna emphasized the importance of the full release to the survivors, saying, "First, they want to know why our government covered up for someone rich and powerful." Why is it that we have two Americas? Second, many said it’s important for their own closure. They don’t know their own abuse. They want to understand what’s in these files for themselves. And third, … the American people deserve to know what was there in those files.”
The press conference comes as the House Oversight Committee on Sept. 2 released roughly 33,000 pages of documents, but Democrats argue 97 percent of the material was already public, underscoring the need for full disclosure.
Survivors also plan further action beyond Congress. A survivor-led group, supported by Khanna and Massie, is working to compile and possibly release a list of Epstein’s known associates, challenging the Department of Justice’s assertion that no such comprehensive list exists.
Meanwhile, the White House and GOP leadership—particularly House Speaker Mike Johnson—have resisted the discharge petition, arguing that oversight efforts are already underway and dismissing the push for full release as politically motivated or unnecessary.
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