After testifying before Congress, a group of women who were victims of Jeffrey Epstein announced plans to create and release their own client list, bypassing the Department of Justice (DOJ) in an effort to expose individuals linked to Epstein’s sex trafficking network.
Lisa Phillips, one of the survivors, stated during a press conference that victims would “confidentially compile the names we all know who were regularly in the Epstein world.” She emphasized that the initiative would be led by survivors, with no involvement from external parties.
The survivors are supporting a bipartisan petition introduced by Reps. Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna, which seeks to force Congress to vote on releasing all federal records related to Epstein. The petition requires two additional votes to pass, as of Wednesday morning.
Phillips, a model who was connected to Epstein in the early 2000s, revealed that survivors have been discussing compiling a list of influential figures alleged to have abused them. “We know the names,” she said. “Many of us were abused by them.”
A rally at the U.S. Capitol drew nearly a dozen victims and family members, including Virginia Giuffre’s relatives, Annie Farmer (sister of Maria Farmer), and Liz Stein. The event followed the House Oversight Committee’s release of tens of thousands of Epstein-related files, though little new information was disclosed.
President Trump criticized the transparency efforts, calling them a “Democrat hoax that never ends” and citing previously released documents as evidence of existing accountability.