Trump Foe Parades Epstein Victims at Capitol in Explosive Push to Unseal Secret Files

Survivors will speak publicly for the first time — as political warfare over the scandal heats up in Washington.

A high-stakes political showdown is brewing on Capitol Hill, and Jeffrey Epstein’s victims are about to take center stage.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) — one of President Trump’s most vocal Republican critics — is joining forces with progressive firebrand Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to demand the release of thousands of pages of sealed Epstein case files. Their bipartisan press conference is set for Sept. 3 at the U.S. Capitol.

“This is about justice. This is about transparency. And it’s long overdue,” Massie told reporters. “The survivors have waited too long for the truth to come out. The American people have waited too long.”

According to both lawmakers, several women abused by Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell will speak publicly for the first time. The survivors’ statements are expected to detail new allegations and name previously unknown figures linked to the billionaire sex trafficker.

Khanna said in a statement: “The survivors deserve to be heard — and the public deserves to see the evidence.”

Massie and Khanna will also update their push for the Epstein Files Transparency Act, a bill that would force Attorney General Pam Bondi to release every Epstein-related document in a searchable, downloadable format. They’re simultaneously working a rare procedural maneuver — a discharge petition — to bypass GOP leadership and force a vote on the measure.

The move puts Massie directly at odds with President Trump, who was once friendly with Epstein. Their social ties — including Trump’s name reportedly appearing in the sealed files — have fueled years of speculation and political attacks.

Trump has long denied wrongdoing, claiming the connection was “overblown” and that he “kicked Epstein out” of his Mar-a-Lago resort in the early 2000s. But critics say the administration’s hesitation to release the files only deepens suspicion of a cover-up.

Last week, Trump angrily dismissed reports that Vice President JD Vance, Bondi, and FBI Director Kash Patel held a private strategy session on “managing” the Epstein fallout.

“It’s a hoax,” Trump told reporters at the White House. “It’s Democrat nonsense to distract from the most successful six months any president has ever had. Total bulls—t.”

The Sept. 3 event is only the latest flashpoint in the bitter feud between Trump and Massie. The Kentucky congressman has repeatedly bucked the president’s agenda, voting against major spending bills — including Trump’s own “One Big Beautiful” budget — and criticizing his foreign policy moves, from U.S. backing of Israel in the Gaza war to airstrikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities.

Trump has hit back hard. On July 21, he posted on Truth Social: “Thomas Massie is the worst Republican Congressman. Lazy, slow-moving, disingenuous — a real loser. Kentucky deserves better. Looking for someone to primary him, and I’ll campaign like hell for them.”

Massie and Khanna’s strategy mirrors a Trump campaign stunt from 2016, when the then-candidate held a pre-debate press conference with Bill Clinton’s accusers — Juanita Broaddrick, Paula Jones, and Kathleen Willey — in an effort to rattle Hillary Clinton.

But this time, Trump is the one facing political heat over past associations. The Sept. 3 press conference threatens to throw gasoline on the fire just as the president is trying to keep the focus on the economy, immigration, and his re-election campaign.

If Massie and Khanna’s bill gains traction, Attorney General Bondi could be legally compelled to open the vault on one of the most explosive criminal cases in modern American history.

“This is not going away,” Khanna warned. “Either we open the files, or the questions will never stop.”