Victims of pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein have responded to First Lady Melania Trump’s bombshell announcement that she is not one of them.
In a joint statement, Epstein’s victims accused the First Lady of ‘diverting attention’ from their suffering and protecting ‘those in power’ after she called on Congress to hold hearings with the victims.
‘Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports and giving testimony,’ read the statement, signed by 15 women who have accused of Epstein of sex trafficking.
‘Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility, not justice.’
They then went on to accuse Melania of ‘shifting the burden onto survivors under politicized conditions that protect those in power: the Department of Justice, law enforcement, prosecutors and the Trump Administration, which has still not fully-complied with the Epstein Files Transparency Act,’ the victims said, referring to the law requiring the Trump Administration to publish all files related to Epstein’s crimes.
‘It also diverts attention from Pam Bondi, who must answer for withheld files and the exposure of survivors’ identities,’ the victims said of the ousted Attorney General. ‘Those failures continue to put lives at risk while shielding enablers.’
‘Survivors have done their part,’ they concluded. ‘Now, it’s time for those in power to do theirs.’
Melania Trump denied rumors on Thursday that she was a victim of Jeffrey Epstein’s
