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Two women we say they were sexually assaulted by Jeffery Epstein urged Congress to force the Justice Department to release all remaining Epstein files. Both women emphasized the need for more public pressure, and insisted that ther efforts were focused on justice for trafficking victims. They pushed even more hem the House Oversight COmmittee released 20,000 pages worth f emails and documents. Some of those referenced President Donald Trump, claiming he knew about the girls, but he has repeatedly denied his involvement with Epstein’s trafficking operation.

A well known Epstein accuser, Virginia Giuffre, who died by suicide in April, was also unredacted in some emails that were released. Her family condemned the administration for exposing identity and urged lawmakers to release all filed responsibly. White House officials defended their transparency, while democrats argued that the ew documents are only a small run of what is sill hidden. The two women stressed that the suffering survivors soul no be used for any political gain, as to not make them relive their trauma.

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It is true that Liz Stein and Jess Michaels sought out a way to reach Congress in hopes of convincing them to push the Justice Department to release the Epstein Files. They completed an interview with NBC and Adelita Grijalva, U.S. Representative, who was sworn in on November 12.

"On the campaign trail, Grijalva promised to sign onto a bipartisan petition to force a vote in the House to release the Epstein files. Hers would mark the decisive 218th signature to trigger that vote..." (NPR, Grisales, October 16, 2025)

In fact, she was refused a seat by House Speaker Mike Johnson because she would provide the final signature on a petition to force a vote to release the DOJ's Epstein files. This would make sense as to why these victims reached out to her. She's their link to Congress and a push in the right direction. 

There were other victims who came forward as well. NBC News posted another article about more victims who are encouraging the release of the Epstein Files. 

"Several women who survived abuse by Jeffrey Epstein have come together for a public service announcement video demanding that Congress release all files on the accused sex trafficker. 'It’s a call to action,' one of the women, Danielle Bensky, told NBC News." (NBC News, Jackson and Lenthang, Nov. 16, 2025)

Furthermore, 

"Epstein survivor Annie Farmer, whose sister Maria Farmer was the first woman to file a criminal complaint against Epstein, in 1996, stressed the release of the files is not a political issue but one that has been buried too long." (NBC News, Jackson and Lenthang, Nov. 16, 2025)

So yes, many of Jeffrey Epstein's survivors are urging Congress and anyone who has an impact to encourage the release of the Epstein Files. 

Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelita_Grijalva

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/arizona-democrat-adelita-grijalva-sworn-contentious-seven-week-delay-rcna243007

https://www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g-s1-93709/adelita-grijalva-mike-johnson-swearing-in

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/jeffrey-epstein-victims-call-to-congress-rcna244231

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It is true that Jess Michaels and Liz Stein, among other survivors of the sexual crimes of Jeffrey Epstein have spoken out, urging Congress to release files pertaining to those crimes.
World Without Exploitation, an activist organization for the prevention of sexual exploitation and human trafficking, released a PSA including multiple survivors urging for the release of the 'Epstein Files' on their own website (https://www.worldwithoutexploitation.org) along with a program to automatically send a message to the user's representative in Congress about the issue.
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