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Survivors of late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sent a direct plea to Americans for Attorney General Pam Bondi on Super Bowl Sunday.
In a 40-second public service announcement released by the advocacy group World Without Exploitation, victims of Epstein’s abuse called for transparency in what the coalition described as the “largest sex trafficking ring in the world.”
The ad, which transitions between the faces of different women, takes aim at the Justice Department’s release of nearly 3.5 million investigative files related to Epstein.
The Justice Department published around 3 million pages tied to Epstein’s sex-trafficking case on Jan. 30, weeks after it made a first batch of documents public on Dec. 19. Both releases came after the Epstein Files Transparency Act passed through Congress and was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Nov. 19, requiring the department to make all files “publicly available in a searchable and downloadable format” within a deadline of 30 days.
Following the most recent release less than two weeks ago, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said that “the review is over” — despite previously noting that the DOJ has more than 6 million total pages in its possession.
Epstein survivors are now calling attention to the 3 million files have yet to come to light.
“After years of being kept apart, we’re standing together,” a survivor says as the video continues: “Standing, standing together.”
“Because this girl deserves the truth,” it continues. “Because she deserves the truth. Because we all deserve the truth.” The video concludes with the message, “Stand With Us. Tell Attorney General Pam Bondi IT’S TIME FOR THE TRUTH.”
According to ABC News, the DOJ has maintained that the remaining files have been withheld for several reasons, including protecting the rights of victims and the presence of child sexual abuse material. An additional 200,000 pages remain unreleased due to legal privileges.
All of the files that have been released available to view on the DOJ’s website in accordance with the Transparency Act.
Meanwhile, attorneys for victims in the Epstein case have also criticized the release of the documents, claiming that some names have been improperly disclosed.
In a letter last Monday, Bondi said that the department had “taken down several thousands of documents and media that may have inadvertently included victim-identifying information,” casting blame on “various factors, including technical or human error.” She also said the files will be uploaded properly “ideally within 24 to 36 hours,” according to a court document.
Blanche has not indicated whether more people would be prosecuted in connection to Epstein’s case following the publishing of the files. The files mention Trump and former President Bill Clinton — both of whom have denied wrongdoing and have not been convicted of any crimes — as well as other notable celebrities.
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