Twenty-four survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse, including the family of the late Virginia Giuffre, are demanding that Congress stop stalling and release every file tied to the disgraced financier’s decades-long trafficking operation.
In a pointed letter delivered ahead of a long-anticipated House vote, survivors urged lawmakers to approve the Epstein Files Transparency Act, calling this moment “a promise the American people have awaited for far too long.”
“There is no middle ground here,” the letter states. “There is no hiding behind party affiliation.”
Their message is aimed squarely at a Congress currently split over whether to force the Justice Department to release the full investigative record — a release President Donald Trump has repeatedly labeled “a hoax,” despite once campaigning on a vow to make those records public.
A Growing Push
The letter arrives just days after House Democrats published emails detailing Trump’s connections to Epstein, intensifying political pressure in a House already fractured by competing demands.
Speaker Mike Johnson has suggested the vote on the transparency bill could come within days. A majority of House Republicans have signed a petition demanding it.
Yet Trump and the House GOP leadership strongly oppose full disclosure. If the bill passes the House, it still faces a Republican-controlled Senate — and ultimately, Trump’s signature.
That signature is far from guaranteed.
Just four months ago, Trump blocked the release of the Epstein files. Today, he dismisses any suggestion of association with Epstein as part of a broader political attack.
On Friday, November 14, 2025, Trump pivoted sharply, urging the Justice Department to investigate Bill Clinton, JPMorgan Chase, and others connected to the Epstein network — but not to release the materials tied to his own administration’s handling of the case.
Survivors: Congress Must Choose Victims Over Politics
The survivors’ letter is unflinching. Addressed to members of Congress and signed by roughly two dozen people, it asks lawmakers to look beyond party lines and imagine the suffering endured by Epstein’s victims.
“Look into the eyes of your children, your sisters, your mothers, and your aunts,” the letter pleads.
“Imagine if they had been preyed upon. What would you want for them? What would you want for yourself?”
The message is not just moral — it’s political.
“When you vote,” they write, “we will remember your decision at the ballot box.”
This is the loudest and most coordinated survivor-led effort since many testified on Capitol Hill last year, recounting abuses that spanned decades and ensnared more than a thousand victims.
The Giuffre family — representing Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April — has become a central voice in the campaign. Their continued involvement underscores how survivors and their families are determined to press forward in her absence.
A Test of Political Courage
The fight over the Epstein files is no longer just about transparency.
It has become a test of political integrity at a moment when public trust in institutions is already teetering.
Survivors want answers. Families want closure. And the country wants to know who protected Epstein — and why.
Congress, they argue, now faces a simple but defining choice: stand with survivors, or stand in the way.
