Lawmakers, Epstein survivors push for release of files before vote on bill
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., second from right, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., right, react Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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A woman wears a pin Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Protesters hold signs Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a folder Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speak to each other Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to reporters Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., attends a news conference Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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Posters hang on the doors of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's, R-Ga., office Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at the Rayburn House Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington.
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Reporters attempt to film Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, following a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
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It requires the Justice Department to release all files and communications related to Epstein, and information about the probe of his death, within 30 days.
No one paid a higher cost than Epstein's victims, who number more than 1,000, according to the Justice Department.
For at least one, elation around the upcoming release gave way to familiar feelings for many women who survive abuse: fear and paranoia.
