The Daily Populous Monday September 1st, 2025 day edition
Authored by usatoday.com and submitted by Delicious_Adeptness9

WASHINGTON − An upcoming news conference with victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein could be “explosive,” one of the congressmen pushing for full release of the files on Epstein predicts.

Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, said the victims’ accounts will force lawmakers to vote on a bill requiring the Justice Department to release its files.

Khanna and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky – who are co-leading the effort − need 218 signatures to make that happen.

With all 212 Democrats backing the effort, only six Republicans need to sign on, Khanna said on NBC’s “Meet the Press with Kristen Welker."

“What will be explosive is the September 3rd press conference that both of us are having with 10 Epstein victims, many who have never spoken out before,” Khanna said in remarks that aired Aug. 31.

At the news conference, planned for the steps of the Capitol, Epstein’s victims “will be saying clearly to the American public that they want the release of the Epstein files for full closure on this matter,” he said.

The Epstein controversy has created a schism between President Donald Trump and his MAGA base. His supporters have pushed back on the Republican administration's attempt to close the book on Epstein after Trump and his backers helped to heighten expectations of blockbuster revelations.

The House Oversight Committee is subpoenaing the late financier's estate to explore a possible mismanagement of a federal government investigation involving Epstein and his former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell.

Epstein died by suicide in a New York federal prison in 2019 while awaiting federal charges related to sex trafficking, sparking outrage and theories about who else might have known or were involved with the sex ring he allegedly operated with Maxwell's assistance. Maxwell was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

ShamelessCatDude on September 1st, 2025 at 00:57 UTC »

My biggest hope is that none of the victims are retraumatized by this situation. I hope that they can get their stories out without people blaming them or shaming them or re-assaulting them in any way. I hope no one suffers from a flashback and I hope people believe them when they say anything that might be oppositional. I hope they are able to feel safe.

God_Hand_9764 on September 1st, 2025 at 00:36 UTC »

Ugh, I feel like we're about to see MAGA attacking and slandering victims.

fxkatt on September 1st, 2025 at 00:12 UTC »

> "What will be explosive is the September 3rd press conference that both of us are having with 10 Epstein victims, many who have never spoken out before,” Khanna said...

May even more victims join this group by Wed. And may none of this be in vain.