USA TODAY (09/03/2025):
Some victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein are set to speak at a press conference on Wednesday, Sept. 3, at the Capitol. The bipartisan event is organized by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-California, and Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, who predict it will be “explosive.”
The press conference will feature ten women, some of whom have never spoken publicly before, Khanna told NBC’s Meet the Press.
“They will be telling their story and they will be saying clearly to the American public that they want the release of the Epstein files for full closure on this matter,” Khanna said on Sunday, Aug. 31.
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When is the Epstein victim press conference?
The Epstein victim press conference will occur on Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 10:30 a.m. ET at the House Triangle just outside of the House wing of the Capitol building.
USA TODAY (09/03/2025).
Yesterday, Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (KY) along with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna filed a discharge petition:
Currently, there are 134 signatures, they need 218. Democratic members of the House, have said they will sign the petition. Four Republicans have signed on so far.
But some Republicans are being cowards…
Rep. LUNA says she won’t be signing onto Massie’s discharge petition for releasing Epstein files, after Oversight released some documents last night
— Laura Weiss (@LauraEWeiss16) September 3, 2025
If all Dems sign on, backers only need two more Republicans to get on board. But the path to 218 looks tricky
IN THE GOP MEETING — @SpeakerJohnson laid out a number of similarities between the Epstein discharge petition and what oversight is doing in its probe. Johnson is against the discharge and is trying to kill it.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) September 3, 2025
Reps. Ralph Norman & Eric Burlison both signaling they’re not inclined to sign Epstein discharge petition.
— Melanie Zanona (@MZanona) September 3, 2025
Norman also says he’s heard from the White House, who view it as a back-handed slap to Trump since Massie is leading it, but insists they didn’t try to pressure him.
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