Epstein survivors celebrate U.S. House decision to release files
Both the U.S. House and Senate acted decisively to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors react outside the U.S. Capitol after the House voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Danielle Bensky (R), a survivor of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, is hugged by Lauren Hersh, a director of the group World Without Exploitation, after receiving word that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved release of the Epstein files on November 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Laura Bloom McGee (C) and Annie Farmer (R), survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, react after receiving word that the U.S. Senate unanimously approved release of the Epstein files on Capitol Hill, Nov. 18, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
Annie Farmer, victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, speaks from the podium during a candlelight vigil to honor survivors of his crimes in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 18, 2025. (DANIEL HEUER / AFP)
Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors react outside the U.S. Capitol after the House voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Jeffrey Epstein abuse survivors react outside the U.S. Capitol after the House voted in favor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor-Greene, R-Ga., right, comforts Haley Robson, center, during a news conference as the House prepares to vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. They are joined by survivors and family members who recounted their personal stories of Epstein. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Protesters hold signs during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., second from right, and Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., right, react during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Protesters hold signs during a news conference on the Epstein Files Transparency Act, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
Annie Farmer, from left, Liz Stein and Danielle Bensky pose for a photo as a World Without Exploitation projection is seen on the wall of the National Gallery of Art calling on Congress to vote yes on the Epstein files transparency act in Washington, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
