When the pedophile committed suicide on August 10, 2019 in his New York prison, he not only killed himself. It also ended the hopes of his victims that the judicial process would be completed, the whole truth about their abuse and harassment would be known, and those who benefited from their plot of child rape would also pay.
The president of the United States, a good friend of the sexual criminal for more than a decade, promised to shed light on the case if he returned to the White House but, although millions of documents have been known (forced by his own Republican colleagues rather than by his own will), they are not all. What was revealed has served to sink some reputations, but not for new prosecutions, so that whoever did it pays.
And that is what the survivors of the pedophile are asking: for everything to come out, down to the last rubbish, and whoever is necessary to be brought to justice. Now, they have also done it by surprise with an announcement in the , the most watched sporting event of the year in the country. Eight women have shot a single spot demanding the release of millions of remaining documents related to the case, with a clear call: “Support us!” (), which has become a viral call in a few hours.
Just before the , these survivors called on the American public to pressure the Trump Administration for full transparency. It was what he promised during the campaign and he is still only partially doing it.
“After years of being separated, we remain united,” the women said in the video, while holding photos of themselves as young people, at the age when they were abused by Epstein, captured by his ex-girlfriend and always partner, . In unison, they added: “Because we all deserve the truth.”
“Turn the page”
Earlier this week, Trump told Americans it was time to “turn the page” on the sex offender, even though much remains unknown and no one other than his former partner has paid for attacking 14-year-old girls, many of them from broken and needy families.
On January 30, the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released information related to its investigation into Epstein, including 2,000 video recordings and 180,000 still images, under the so-called Epstein Files Transparency Act.
However, Justice’s decision to keep the other half of the approximately six million files hidden has renewed concerns that some of Epstein’s accomplices will not be held accountable and has generated new accusations of a cover-up.
Epstein’s victims are leading calls for the release of the remaining records. His video ends, in fact, with an emphatic call to citizens to “tell the attorney general that it is time for truth.” The Justice Department insists that the withheld files reveal the identity of victims, contain child pornography or interfere with ongoing federal investigations.
“We did not protect or fail to protect anyone,” said Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, announcing that the department had “completed” the release of the files.
The current president of the United States is mentioned, along with his Mar-a-Lago (Florida) resort, some 38,000 times in 5,300 documents, but for now in no case can he be linked to any crime.
Epstein died in his New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial for sex trafficking, in a death ruled a suicide. His longtime collaborator, Maxwell, was imprisoned in 2022 and is serving a 20-year sentence for helping him recruit underage victims.
Members of Congress will be able to review uncensored files on Justice Department computers starting this Monday, it has been revealed.
