House Committee Report Accuses Government of Failing Epstein Survivors

The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee released a report on Tuesday criticizing the federal government for a decades-long failure to support survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. The committee demanded that the Justice Department interview key witnesses, investigate Epstein's associates, and provide survivors with unredacted access to their records.

The report specifically accused financial institutions, including American Express, of enabling Epstein's crimes by ignoring compliance risks and permitting the use of fraudulent flight itineraries to transport women across borders. In response, the committee urged the Treasury Department and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network to review whether banks are meeting their reporting obligations regarding money laundering and human trafficking.

Committee Chair James Comer is pushing for legislation that would allow sexual abuse survivors to speak publicly regardless of existing confidentiality agreements. He stated that the federal government has failed survivors of the crimes committed by Epstein and Maxwell for decades.