Survivors of Epstein’s abuse accuse Melania Trump of ‘shifting burden’ onto victims

Outrage from survivors follows first lady’s statement calling on Congress to hold public hearings with victims of Epstein’s abuse

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More than a dozen survivors of https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jeffrey-epstein">Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have accused Melania Trump of “shifting the burden” onto them after she called on Congress to hold public hearings with victims of Epstein’s abuse.

“Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein have already shown extraordinary courage by coming forward, filing reports, and giving testimony,” said a group of 13 people and the brother and sister of the late Virginia Giuffre, who was one of the most vocal Epstein accusers, in a https://x.com/Rep_Stansbury/status/2042439530565750899/photo/1">statement. “Asking more of them now is a deflection of responsibility not justice.”