Epstein Survivors Continue Calling For Justice After Pam Bondi’s Firing | EUROtoday

The firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi, who obtained widespread criticism for her dealing with of the Jeffrey Epstein recordsdata, was celebrated Thursday by the sexual predator’s surviving victims, who’ve lengthy felt Bondi could possibly be extra clear about their circumstances.

Marina Lacerda, one of many survivors, shared a information article about Bondi’s firing on her Instagram tales, writing, “WE KNEW IT WOULD COME DOWN TO THIS.”

She additionally shared a satirical reel from the Instagram account @mermaidmamamaggie that poked enjoyable in any respect the names Bondi had redacted from the Epstein recordsdata.

“What? You’re firing me,” the comic mentioned within the reel, posing as Bondi speaking to President Donald Trump. “But I’ve done everything you’ve asked, sir. I’ve ignored the facts, buried the evidence, and I even learned how to say ‘no comment’ in five different tones of panic.”

Amanda and Sky Roberts — the household of Epstein survivor Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died by suicide final yr — mentioned in an announcement to unbiased journalist Aaron Parnas that they hope Bondi “has the courage” to “do right by survivors.”

“Alliance to a corrupt agenda never serves you,” they mentioned. “Another one falls on the sword to protect the powerful! We hope she has the courage to testify and actually do right by survivors this time.”

Bondi’s botched launch of the Justice Department’s 1000’s of paperwork associated to Epstein will possible be what defines her tenure. As the recordsdata had been launched, the names of 1000’s of Epstein’s alleged co-conspirators had been redacted, whereas survivors’ names weren’t, regardless of laws demanding it.

Survivors grew additional annoyed when, throughout a February listening to on the Epstein recordsdata, Bondi refused to apologize to or take a look at any of them when a Democratic lawmaker urged her to, saying she wasn’t going to get within the “gutter” for “theatrics.”

Bondi was issued a subpoena final month to testify on how the Justice Department dealt with the discharge of the Epstein recordsdata. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), co-author of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which legislated the Justice Department’s launch of the recordsdata, advised Newsweek on Thursday that she nonetheless has to testify.

A gaggle of 19 survivors shared an announcement on Instagram saying the discharge of the Epstein recordsdata put them in danger and “compounded the trauma” that they had lived with for years.

“We came forward with courage and hope for justice, but under Attorney General Bondi’s leadership, we were met with secrecy, mismanagement, and a failure to adequately protect our safety,” the assertion reads. “Every misstep by the Department of Justice has reminded us that the system often protects abusers, not victims.”

Annie Farmer, one other Epstein survivor, advised MeidasTouch in an announcement: “This is not about a single person; it is about a government and judicial system that has repeatedly failed Epstein survivors.”

“Regardless of who holds power, survivors deserve accountability, transparency, protection from retaliation, and assurance that those who enabled Epstein, Maxwell, and others will be investigated and, if appropriate, prosecuted,” Farmer mentioned.

Lisa Phillips, one other Epstein survivor, shared a Reel on Instagram tales of Khanna saying that whoever replaces Bondi shouldn’t be “another lawless sycophant” and may as an alternative launch all the Epstein recordsdata.

Lauren Hersh, the nationwide director of World Without Exploitation, a coalition that helped Epstein survivors demand the discharge of the recordsdata, mentioned in an announcement that survivors should be prioritized underneath the Justice Department’s new management.

“Survivors deserve accountability, not more mistakes that put them in harm’s way,” Hersh mentioned. “We will not stop until the full truth is revealed and survivors receive the transparency and justice they have fought for.”

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