00:00So why are Republicans so interested in Bill and Hillary Clinton?
00:05It's because they're trying to distract from the fact that Donald Trump is in the Epstein files thousands and thousands
00:11of times.
00:13In those files, there's highly disturbing allegations of Donald Trump raping children, of Donald Trump threatening to kill children.
00:23So I encourage your press to go look at these allegations, and I'm highly disturbed that Deputy Attorney General Ty
00:30Blanche just got the law wrong.
00:33Yesterday, he said essentially that it is not a crime to party with Jeffrey Epstein.
00:39Well, that's actually not correct.
00:41In fact, if Jeffrey Epstein was human trafficking minors for these sex parties and you show up and patronize the
00:52establishment at that party, yes, you're guilty because patronizing is part of the law, the federal sex trafficking law.
01:01So Deputy Attorney General Ty Blanche just got that wrong, which maybe explains why they aren't investigating all these folks,
01:07including Donald Trump.
01:08He needs to read the law and investigate these people.
01:11He also needs to resign, not only for not knowing the law, but a massive, not only screw up, but
01:19the biggest privacy violation in history.
01:21They release a lot of pictures of minors unredacted, just violated the privacy of these girls.
01:30It is uncalled for what they did.
01:33The one thing that they could not do under this law was to invade the privacy of these women now
01:42who were girls at the time who were victims of sex trafficking.
01:48Also, he met with Ghislaine Maxwell, Maxwell moved her to a minimum security prison, and then got a puppy for
01:54her.
01:55So for all those reasons, he's just got to leave the Department of Justice.
01:57Good morning.
02:00My name is Annie Farmer, and this is a photo of me.
02:03My sister, Maria Farmer, around the time I was 16 and she was 25.
02:08That's how old we were when we were abused by Epstein and Maxwell.
02:14Survivors have repeatedly stated that our pursuit of transparency and justice is a nonpartisan issue.
02:20But given the political noise surrounding this case, I just want to remind people of some of the facts.
02:26In 1996, when my sister, Maria, bravely blew the whistle on this group by reporting to the FBI what Epstein
02:34and Maxwell did to both of us,
02:36they hung up on the phone on her, and there was no follow-up of any kind.
02:40Bill Clinton was president.
02:42In 2006, the FBI came to us, finally interviewed us, and asked us both to be witnesses against Epstein.
02:50We were very anxious, but we agreed, and then we didn't hear back from them due to their infamous sweetheart
02:55deal.
02:56George W. Bush was president.
02:59In 2015, when the DOJ was sent FOIA requests for Maria's FBI files, and they were denied, as they have
03:07been many times, Barack Obama was president.
03:10In 2019, when Epstein died in prison due to either negligence or foul play, Donald Trump was president.
03:19In 2023, Maria's attorneys sent a letter on her behalf to the government, requesting an investigation into the repeated law
03:26enforcement failures in this case,
03:28similar to what was done in the case of Larry Nassar.
03:31They declined to do so.
03:33Consequently, my sister filed notice that she would be suing the government for failing to uphold its legal, ethical, and
03:39moral duties in this case.
03:41Joe Biden was president.
03:43This year, after campaigning on a pledge to finally release the files, under Trump's second presidency, the DOJ announced they
03:50were closing the investigation into Epstein's co-conspirators,
03:54and then transferred Ghislaine Maxwell into a prison camp, where it is well-documented that she is receiving special treatment.
04:02This is not an issue of a few corrupt Democrats or a few corrupt Republicans.
04:08This is a case of institutional betrayal.
04:11Because these crimes were not properly investigated, so many more girls and women were harmed.
04:17My sister, because of her bravery, was repeatedly threatened and lived in fear, with dire consequences for her health and
04:25her career.
04:26Thirty years later, even as oceans of allegations and obvious truths have emerged, the government has still not chosen transparency.
04:33This is why we have all come together as one united voice to demand the release of all the Epstein
04:40files and to finally bring the truth out of the shadows.
04:42And I just want to remind the president and the attorney general that they are right now in violation of
04:51the law.
04:52And when the president makes a speech tonight, he is going to know that looking back at him will be
04:59numerous survivors of Epstein's abuse.
05:02And that he is facilitating the single largest cover-up in modern American history.
05:10It's the single largest cover-up in modern American history.
05:15And who are we protecting?
05:18Why are we protecting powerful, wealthy, connected men?
05:23Why are we protecting billionaires from justice?
05:29Because we are always going to center the survivors.
05:33The single most important part of our investigation and what we're guided by is justice for Annie.
05:42It's justice for Maria.
05:44It's justice for so many that have been wronged, harmed and terrorized by not just Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell,
05:55but by the co-conspirators and all that helped them commit their abuse.
06:01Let's be clear.
06:03Over 50 percent of the files have still not been released to the public.
06:09And we know as early as just today and yesterday, there are numerous files that we have confirmed that are
06:15missing from the DOJ that we know exist, including accusations and serious accusations, not just against the president, but against
06:25others.
06:26It's time to release the files.
06:28It's time to center the survivors.
06:30And the president should know that even though he wants to call this a hoax, that our investigation is just
06:36getting started.
06:42Thank you so much, Congressman Garcia.
06:45Your leadership has meant so much to myself and to so many of us.
06:50The government's original sin in this case was not following up in any way on my sister Maria Farmer's 1996
06:58report to the FBI about Epstein and Maxwell and the powerful circle that surrounded them.
07:04Since that time, the girls and women who were abused by these criminals have been repeatedly neglected and re-victimized
07:13by our own government.
07:14The recent release of materials highlights this, as the names of many powerful individuals remain redacted, while the names, personal
07:23data, and even images, nude images, of many victims were released.
07:28Rather than apologize for this failure, this DOJ has doubled down on denial and distraction.
07:36We are tired of the games.
07:39When those we elect to office misuse their positions, it harms us all.
07:43We are here to remind our elected leaders and other Americans that there is always a choice.
07:50You can sit by and watch the abuse of power, as so many wealthy, educated, connected individuals did in the
07:59Epstein case.
08:00Or you can do the right thing, the courageous thing.
08:04You can speak out the way my sister Maria Farmer did, because of her concern for her younger sisters.
08:10You can speak out the way Virginia Roberts-Joufrey did, after she looked down and saw her daughter and knew
08:18she deserved safety and protection.
08:22I know that courage is contagious, because these women inspired me to find my voice.
08:27And the more I have used it, the more I have heard from others, who are speaking out about their
08:32own experiences of abuse, and standing with us, and demanding true transparency, the whole truth, that survivors and the American
08:41people deserve.
08:51I think it was about, not even a week ago, maybe, that I was sitting in a TV studio, hearing
08:59some men talk about what this next legislative process entailed,
09:05and how it was really incredibly unlikely that we would ever make it to pass this point.
09:11Maybe we get the votes we needed in the House.
09:13And so I just think that the fact that we are here with a nearly unanimous vote today says so
09:20much, and that we are really about the power of people coming together, and the power of women coming together.
09:28So I just, I want to also express my gratitude to all the people standing here behind us.
09:34We have not been heard for so long, and I think the power of being heard and being recognized and
09:40being validated is incredibly healing.
09:42So thank you so much.
09:49You know, I, there are so many people that are with me in my heart today.
09:56And I've spoken quite a bit today about my sister, Maria Farmer, who, you know, was a whistleblower who bravely
10:04spoke out in 1996 against Epstein, and I had the chance to speak with her right before coming here today
10:10about what I had seen transpire.
10:13And, and she, you know, is at home because of health problems that I believe were very directly related to
10:19the stress that all this caused.
10:20Um, but she was full of joy hearing about what's happened and hearing that we are so close to being
10:27where we need to be to finally bring the light into the darkness of this case.
10:31Um, but I, of course, I'm also thinking about others in this case, and we know that they're, the harms
10:39that are caused by these types of traumas have long lasting results.
10:43Right. And, and there are people that are no longer with us in part due to the trauma that they
10:48suffered because of this case.
10:50Um, we are one of those women I've been thinking of today is Carolyn Adriano, who spoke out so bravely
10:56in the Maxwell trial, which I know as a witness in that case was an extremely stressful experience.
11:03Um, and, and, and after that, she lost her life to, you know, I think, you know, issues related to
11:12the, to just the stress of all the trauma that she had been through in her life.
11:16And, um, I think that's what you people, you know, sometimes don't understand about the lasting effects of these types
11:23of crimes.
11:24Um, and, you know, I've had the opportunity, the great privilege of my life as a psychologist to work with,
11:33you know,
11:33people who have been victims of these types of crimes in all different settings.
11:38Um, one of the most transformative experiences of my life was working with native Alaskan women in rural Alaska, Yupik
11:47women,
11:48where there are very high rates of child sexual abuse and exploitation.
11:52And, you know, what I saw from them in terms of the courage and resilience and moving forward really inspired
11:58me.
11:59Um, you know, before long before, you know, I had ever spoken out in this case.
12:05Right.
12:06And since then working, doing therapy with women, I've seen so much of how these, the long lasting impacts of
12:14these things.
12:15Um, and so I am thinking about so many women as I am here today.
12:20Um, and most of all, you know, I am thinking.
12:26So high.
12:28About Virginia Roberts Jufre.
12:31We would not be here without her.
12:33There is no doubt in my mind about that.
12:36And, you know, um, I very much, I think like many people, you know, there were fights going on.
12:43There were definitely women that, you know, worked so hard for so long for justice.
12:47But I had, you know, given up on the idea that, that anything would happen in this case.
12:53Um, yeah, after the sweetheart deal, I felt like everyone knew about Epstein.
12:58We would see things in tabloids about Epstein.
13:00This was not a secret.
13:01Right.
13:02Um, and when I first saw the photo of Virginia and Prince Andrew, I was at my job.
13:09I remember so clearly the moment that it popped up on my computer screen and I just kind of was
13:14taken aback.
13:16And I just immediately knew the truth behind that photo.
13:20And I felt the bravery of this woman who was taking on the world with this story and was being
13:26met with such contempt and disrespect.
13:31And, you know, at a time, you know, before the Me Too movement, when there was such this kind of
13:36attitude of disregard for people that spoke out in this way.
13:40And it was a short time later that I was contacted by an attorney and told about her defamation suit.
13:48And spoke with my sister and we agreed that we would be witnesses in that case when we had no
13:53desire.
13:54We thought this was behind us.
13:55But we thought if this woman is brave enough to take on Maxwell and to bring this into the light,
14:00we have to stand with her.
14:03And then, you know, I had the opportunity to meet Virginia in 2019 and seeing her in this, you know,
14:12this insane group of reporters, everyone mobbing, you know, and she just had this poise and this strength that I
14:23felt like it was incredible to see.
14:25It was incredible to be witness to. She immediately rallied all of us together and had this vision for what
14:33could happen, what people could learn from this, what she wanted to do with this platform and and push that
14:39forward in such a brave way.
14:41And I think the fact that her memoir has just been released as a bestseller and we are here today
14:47is not a coincidence.
14:48She is changing hearts and changing minds, you know, all of this country and all over the world.
14:54And so I just I just want to, you know, take a moment.
14:58I feel like she's here with us. I feel like she can see this.
15:02So thank you, Virginia, for all that you've done for all of us.
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