Overview

• Abuse survivors gathered on the Capitol lawn to urge the release of all Epstein-related records with limited redactions for privacy.
• Trump dismissed the transparency campaign as a partisan ploy and argued coverage should focus on his claimed achievements, including saying he ended seven wars.
• He asserted that thousands of pages have already been turned over and described the current level of disclosure as sufficient.
• Several women recounted how Ghislaine Maxwell drew them into Epstein’s orbit and demanded accountability from the administration.
• Epstein died by suicide in a Manhattan jail in 2019 while awaiting trial, and Maxwell was convicted in 2021 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.