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BumRushDaShow

(172,337 posts) Wed May 13, 2026, 06:41 AM May 13

Epstein survivors demand DOJ accountability at Florida hearing

Source: Scripps News

Posted 6:45 PM, May 12, 2026

Survivors of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein spoke Tuesday at a Democratic-led hearing in West Palm Beach, Florida, just miles from where Epstein once resided.

Democratic lawmakers used the hearing to criticize the Department of Justice over its handling of the Epstein case. The so-called shadow hearing featured no Republican lawmakers.

Survivors called for more accountability and criticized the DOJ's handling of files related to Epstein, including concerns that their names were unredacted from documents despite promises of privacy.

"I kept my identity protected as Jane Doe. I woke up one day with my name mentioned over 500 times," said one survivor, who asked to remain anonymous. "While the rich and powerful remain protected by redaction, my name was exposed to the world," she added.

Read more: https://www.scrippsnews.com/us-news/crime/epstein-files/epstein-survivors-demand-doj-accountability-at-florida-hearing

REFERENCES

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143663913
https://www.democraticunderground.com/132172345

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Epstein survivors demand DOJ accountability at Florida hearing (Original Post) BumRushDaShow May 13 OP

ROLL THE TAPES Whip-poor-will May 13 #1

Whatever hasn't been shredded pfitz59 May 13 #2

Now what? gab13by13 May 13 #3

Good questions. I have been wondering about that all along. Katinfl May 13 #4

Class action suit against the guilty? Bayard May 13 #5

Many of the victims Karma13612 May 13 #6

Whip-poor-will

(518 posts)

1. ROLL THE TAPES

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 06:51 AM

May 13

The rich and powerful are actors in the films, some snuff, the FBI holds ......it's simple to

ROLL THE TAPES

pfitz59

(12,942 posts)

2. Whatever hasn't been shredded

Reply to Whip-poor-will (Reply #1)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:00 AM

May 13

"lost" or stashed away in a vault for 'kompromot'.

gab13by13

(32,789 posts)

3. Now what?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 07:12 AM

May 13

How do they get DOJ accountability?

What’s the next step?

Katinfl

(885 posts)

4. Good questions. I have been wondering about that all along.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #3)

Wed May 13, 2026, 09:04 AM

May 13

When/how will this Epstein episode end? i see no end in sight.

Bayard

(30,295 posts)

5. Class action suit against the guilty?

Reply to Katinfl (Reply #4)

Wed May 13, 2026, 09:57 AM

May 13

That's how everything else is settled these days.

Karma13612

(5,013 posts)

6. Many of the victims

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed May 13, 2026, 05:44 PM

May 13

have not come forward due to fear of retaliation by rich powerful perpetrators.

This would be a great time for some really really really rich billionaire to come forward and offer to protect all of them with body guards and security measures which could free them up to finally spill the beans.

We are at a stand off right now. And unless things change drastically in the DC power balance, or other countries get their hands on the names of the perps and bring cases of their own, then nothing is going to happen. Not for at least 2 more years.

Someone like Warren Buffet who I think was not involved. He could be quite the hero.

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