Epstein Victims Say They Will Release Their Own Client List
A group of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims announced Wednesday that they are taking matters into their own hands — and will compile and release their own “client list,” despite the Department of Justice’s claim that no such list exists.
The announcement came during a fiery rally on Capitol Hill, where Epstein survivor Lisa Phillips addressed the crowd, declaring that those who knew, participated, or profited from Epstein’s abuse have been protected for too long.
“Epstein was not just a serial predator; he was an international human trafficker,” Phillips said. “Many around him knew this. Many participated. Many profited. And yet, he was protected.”
Phillips then made a vow that drew loud cheers from the crowd: “Several of us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list of names. We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Now together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know were regularly in the Epstein world. It will be done by survivors and for survivors.”
After the rally, survivors and their supporters joined a bipartisan group of lawmakers for a press conference outside the Capitol. Representatives Ro Khanna (D-CA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) all voiced support for the release of more Epstein-related documents.
“The Washington establishment is asking the American public to believe something that is not believable,” Massie said. “They want you to believe that two individuals created hundreds of victims and acted alone. That’s not true — and everyone knows it.”
The DOJ continues to insist that there is no Epstein client list, and that no powerful co-conspirators were identified. The department also maintains that Epstein died by suicide in 2019 — a claim that has drawn widespread skepticism from both sides of the aisle.
Epstein survivor Jena-Lisa Jones recounted her abuse during the press conference, saying, “I remember crying the entire way home, thinking about how I couldn’t ever tell anyone about what actually happened in that house. This guy was so rich and had so many pictures with famous people. No one would have believed me.”
She revealed that Epstein was her first sexual experience — at just 14 years old.
In recent months, the Republican-led House Oversight Committee released more than 33,000 pages of Epstein-related documents, but critics blasted the dump as a “useless” trove due to excessive redactions.
“What people are waking up and discovering right now is — the folks who stayed up all night to go through the 34,000 individual pages have found that they’re so redacted as to be useless,” said Massie.
Rep. Khanna said that less than 1% of the full Epstein files have actually been released, and warned that the country’s moral foundation is at stake.
“A nation that allows rich and powerful men to traffic and abuse young girls without consequence is a nation that has lost its moral and spiritual core,” he said.
Wednesday’s rally marked the largest gathering of Epstein accusers since the 2019 court hearing that followed Epstein’s death.
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL), who has supported a limited release of documents, noted that some victims have requested that their personal information remain private — which explains why certain redactions were made. “They asked us not to put it out there,” Luna said. “So obviously that was information that was withheld.”
Meanwhile, Rep. Massie has filed a discharge petition to force a House vote on releasing the full Epstein files. The petition requires 218 votes to move forward.
Khanna said all House Democrats would sign the petition, and Massie claimed he’s just two Republicans away from having the numbers needed. So far, the only Republicans to sign alongside Massie and Greene are Reps. Nancy Mace (R-SC) and Lauren Boebert (R-CO).
If successful, the vote could force the full, unredacted release of the documents — and with victims now pledging to release their own list regardless, the political and cultural pressure for transparency is only rising.