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They voted to release the Epstein files. It cost them their jobs

In November, four Republicans broke with their party to force a vote on releasing the Epstein files. And as of yesterday, three of the four are out of a job. Nancy Mace is an enthusiastic Donald Trump supporter but drew his ire when she voted to release the Epstein files. AP Nancy Mace, a conservative firebrand and supporter for sexual assault victims, faced a crushing defeat in her bid to become the next governor of South Carolina. The congresswoman came in fifth place in the gubernatorial primary. Because she ran for governor instead of re-election, she’ll be out of Congress next year. Mace was clear in her concession that her push to release the Epstein files cost her the support she needed. “As a survivor, I chose to stand on principle and stan...

Trump’s former attorney-general won’t answer questions on Epstein

Donald Trump’s former attorney general has refused to answer questions about the president’s connections with Jeffrey Epstein. The full transcript of an interview Pam Bondi had with members of Congress was released today. Former Attorney General Pam Bondi has said Todd Blanche was responsible for handling the Epstein files. AP Photo/Manuel Ceneta “Did President Trump ever tell you that he had friends who could be exposed as abusers by the Epstein files release?” Bondi was asked. “I’m not going to discuss any conversations that I’ve had with the President on any matter,” she replied. Bondi was cagey when asked about Trump’s name in the Epstein files. “There’s rumours of an effort potentially to look through the files for  President Trump’s name in particular,” Democrat...

UK police investigate child sexual abuse allegations linked to Epstein files

British police are investigating two allegations ​of decades-old child sex abuse over information ‌that appeared in the Jeffrey Epstein files. One of the ​alleged incidents related to locations in Surrey ⁠and Berkshire in southern England in ​the mid-1990s to 2000, while the other related ​to alleged incidents in the mid-to late 1980s in west Surrey. No arrests have been made. Jeffrey Epstein was a notorious child sex trafficker and financier. (Rick Friedman/Corbis News/Getty Images) (Getty images) In a statement, Surrey Police said it took "all reports of sexual offending seriously and will work to identify any reasonable lines of enquiry to verify information or establish corroborating evidence". The force said in February it was seeking information over an allegat...

Melania Trump denies ties to Epstein and knowledge of his crimes

US First Lady Melania Trump has slammed what she described as false claims about her and sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, denying she had any knowledge of his crimes. "I am not Epstein's victim," she said in a rare public statement read to media at the White House. "Epstein did not introduce me to Donald Trump." US First Lady Melania Trump has made a rare public statement denying any links to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) (AP) "I have never had any knowledge of Epstein's abuse of his victims. "I was never involved in any capacity - I was not a participant, was never on Epstein's plane, and never visited his private island." The first lady also described an email she sent to Epstein's accomplice and former girlfriend Ghislaine ...

Former US president Bill Clinton had no knowledge of Epstein crimes, says Hillary Clinton

Former US secretary of state Hillary Clinton has said she did not know Jeffrey Epstein and that she repeatedly told the House Oversight Committee that during her more than six-hour deposition. She was speaking to reporters on Thursday (Friday AEDT) after the end of the closed-doors deposition in the Clintons' hometown of Chappaqua, in New York City. Her husband former US president Bill Clinton is set to testify under oath on Friday (Saturday AEDT) in Chappaqua. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks outside the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center, after testifying before US House members as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, on Thursday, February 26, in Chappaqua, N.Y. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura) (AP) Asked whether ...

Trump’s attorney-general refuses to face Epstein victims, apologise

Donald Trump's attorney-general, Pam Bondi, has refused to apologise to victims over her department's handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. Bondi was testifying before a House Judiciary Committee when Democratic Representative Pramila Jayapal asked any Epstein survivors in the room to stand. "Please raise your hands if you have still not been able to meet with this Department of Justice," Jayapal said. Pam Bondi refused to turn around to face victims of Jeffrey Epstein. (AP) All of the survivors raised their hands. "Will you turn to them now and apologise for what your Department of Justice has put them through with the absolutely unacceptable release of the Epstein files and their information?" Jayapal asked Bondi. Bondi did not turn around to face the v...
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