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An Epstein survivor says it is “heart-wrenching” to hear the Department of Justice say it is not aware of any other men that were involved in the abuse of Epstein’s victims.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche acknowledged the release of these documents would not satisfy that need for more information. He said the files don’t contain the names of specific men who abused women and that, if the department had those names, the men would be prosecuted.
He added: “I don’t think the public are going to uncover men within the Epstein files that abused women, unfortunately.”
Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips tells BBC Newsnight: “I couldn’t believe he could keep a straight face when he said that. It’s heart wrenching to hear him say that when the whole Epstein saga is all about other men enabling and abusing.”
Phillips says she believes that “not that much information” has been released, but claims that some FBI tips from the latest release do show that other men “were involved in pretty heinous crimes”.
Asked what closure would look like, Phillips says “all the files”. “When the president signed the bill in November it was to release all the files… they haven’t been released.”
