{"id":2481275,"date":"2025-09-01T22:10:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-and-khanna-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-epstein-victims\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T22:10:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T02:10:43","slug":"massie-and-khanna-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-epstein-victims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-and-khanna-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-epstein-victims\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie and Khanna to hold joint press conference with Epstein victims"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-and-khanna-to-hold-joint-press-conference-with-epstein-victims%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2481275&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) are set to hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/syrias-assad-ready-to-recognize-russian-separatist-states-in-ukraine\/\" title=\"Syria&#039;s Assad &#039;Ready to Recognize&#039; Russian Separatist States in Ukraine\">joint press conference alongside<\/a> former victims of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. The event aims to advocate for the passage of the Epstein Files Clarity Act,legislation that seeks to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >release government records related<\/a> to Epstein. ten victims, some speaking publicly for the first time since Epstein&#8217;s initial arrest in 2005, will testify during the press conference. Khanna expressed confidence that the bill has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/majority-passing-partisan-covid-19-bill-says-senate-minority-leader-mcconnell\/\" title=\"\u2018Majority passing \u2018partisan\u2019 COVID-19 bill,\u2019 says Senate Minority Leader McConnell\">broad bipartisan support<\/a> and emphasized that this is a matter of justice for victims abused by wealthy and powerful individuals, not a partisan issue. Massie criticized House Speaker Mike Johnson for obstructing a vote on the bill. Both lawmakers hope public exposure of the victims&#8217; statements and the transparency of the files will lead to accountability and closure for those affected. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massie and Khanna to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-live-biden-and-justin-trudeau-hold-joint-press-conference\/\" title=\"WATCH LIVE: Biden and Justin Trudeau ... joint ...\">hold joint press conference<\/a> with Epstein victims<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2202140\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ro-khanna\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ro Khanna<\/a> (D-CA) will hold a joint press conference alongside former victims of sex trafficker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> to help advocate a bill to release records relating to the disgraced financier.<\/p>\n<p>Ten victims will testify on Wednesday, some of whom haven&rsquo;t spoken since Epstein&rsquo;s first arrest in 2005. Speaking with Fox News, Khanna predicted that &ldquo;people are going to be outraged&rdquo; by the victims&rsquo; statements.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3789296\/jerry-nadler-not-running-reelection\/\">Jerry Nadler says he will not run for reelection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3789217\/filings-show-ilhan-omar-net-worth-up-by-millions-dollars\/\">Filings show Ilhan Omar&#8217;s net worth up by millions of dollars<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3788991\/house-oversight-committee-meet-privately-jeffrey-epstein-victims\/\">House Oversight Committee to meet privately with Epstein victims<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA). (AP) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;These victims haven&rsquo;t spoken for decades. When Epstein got that lenient plea deal, no one talked to the victims or their lawyers,&rdquo; Khanna said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My belief is, when the American people actually hear the victims for the first time, they are going to sympathize, their hearts are going to be broken, and all the victims are saying is for closure,&rdquo; he predicted.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on X, Massie jabbed House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) for his lack of support over the bill.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I pray<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SpeakerJohnson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> @SpeakerJohnson<\/a> will listen to the pleas of these victims for justice and quit trying to block a vote on our legislation to release the Epstein files,&rdquo; he said on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Khanna voiced optimism that he and Massie would have the votes to pass the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3482634\/congress-heat-epstein-files-house-recess-town-halls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Epstein Files Transparency Act<\/a>, which would force the House to vote on the government&rsquo;s complete release of files related to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve got 212 Democrats and 12 Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene and Lauren Boebert. Look, this is not about Donald Trump, and it&rsquo;s not partisan. This is about justice for the victims of rich and powerful men who abused underage girls,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3788731\/ro-khanna-confident-bipartisan-epstein-files-bill\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>RO KHANNA &lsquo;VERY CONFIDENT&rsquo; CONGRESS WILL BACK BIPARTISAN EPSTEIN FILES BILL<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Khanna tapped into populist rhetoric to stir up support for the bill, railing against &ldquo;rich, powerful men, politicians, business leaders,&rdquo; who have evaded accountability over their relationship with Epstein and alleged link to abuse.<\/p>\n<p>The White House&rsquo;s handling of the Epstein files invited rare internal criticism from Republicans, triggering a surge of criticism in July. President Donald Trump&rsquo;s anger over the backlash closed off most open criticism among Republicans in Congress, with Massie emerging as an exception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie, Khanna to hold press conference with Epstein victims<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2481276,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-wodstxhbv-1756777359905.jpg?1756763545&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6017,60025,62406,12748,4850],"class_list":["post-2481275","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-advocacy","tag-epstein-victims","tag-joint-press-conference","tag-khanna","tag-massie"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/image-collage-wodstxhbv-1756777359905.jpg?1756763545&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481275","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2481275"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481275\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2481279,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2481275\/revisions\/2481279"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2481276"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2481275"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2481275"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2481275"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}