Epstein Survivors Demand Release of All Files in New PSA — Insist Truth-Seeking Should Never Be Political

“We may have survived Epstein and [Ghislaine] Maxwell,” Danielle Bensky says, “but we’re also standing for the countless victims of sexual assault and domestic violence who never get the microphone.”

Anouska De Georgiou speaks during a press conference and rally in support of the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images

A coalition of women abused by Jeffrey Epstein has stepped into the public eye once again — this time in a powerful new public service announcement pressing Congress to release every remaining file connected to the disgraced financier and his long-protected network.

For these survivors, the PSA is not just another media moment. It is, as survivor Danielle Bensky told NBC News on Sunday, “a call to action — a way for people to finally stand with us, not just watch from the sidelines.”

A National Movement Gains Momentum

Produced by World Without Exploitation, the PSA urges Americans to visit a dedicated link where they can send automated letters to congressional leaders demanding a full release of the documents. The campaign is strategically timed: the House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on whether the files — long shielded by secrecy, power, and political fear — will finally be made public.

“People see our stories online and feel something,” Bensky explained. “But they don’t always know what to do with that feeling. We want this PSA to show them that they can take action — that they can become part of what is starting to feel like a real movement, not just a moment.”

In the video, survivors hold photographs of their younger selves at the ages they first encountered Epstein. The juxtaposition is devastating: innocent teenage faces beside the adult women who have spent decades fighting for truth, justice, and transparency.

“There are about a thousand of us,” one survivor says. “It’s time to drag every secret out of the shadows.”

Decades of Failures, Decades of Silence

Annie Farmer, one of the most outspoken survivors, appears in the PSA. Her sister, Maria Farmer, was the first woman to file a criminal complaint against Epstein in 1996 — a warning that could have saved countless girls and women had it been taken seriously.

But it wasn’t.

And according to Annie Farmer, the decades-long failure to act is exactly why the release of every file must transcend politics.

“These crimes were committed against real human beings,” she said. “This is not a political issue. It’s not a partisan issue. This is a story of systemic failures that happened under multiple presidential administrations.”

Farmer details how her sister’s first complaint was filed during the Clinton administration, how law enforcement made critical mistakes during the Bush years, and how the pattern of bureaucratic indifference and institutional cowardice stretched across decades.

“So many failures happened for so long,” she said. “All we’re asking is that the truth be released — all of it.”

A Survivor’s Reality: ‘This has never been political for us’

Bensky, who was 17 and training as a ballerina when Epstein abused her at his Manhattan mansion in 2004, says the timeline itself tells the story.

“When you look at how long this has spanned, you realize something must be done,” she said. “And it really is not political. It’s never been political for us.”

Both Bensky and Farmer were among the survivors who sent a letter to Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., thanking her for breaking with her party and publicly supporting the push to release the Epstein files. The unusual political crossover underscores a core truth the survivors keep repeating: the pursuit of justice shouldn’t belong to any one political party.

New Releases Reveal a Culture of Misogyny — One Survivor Recognized Instantly

Last week, the House Oversight and Reform Committee released a tranche of Epstein-related emails. While the public expressed shock at the tone — dripping with misogyny, entitlement, and class elitism — the survivors themselves were hardly surprised.

“It’s the kind of misogyny and classism we already knew was part of that world,” Farmer said. “Seeing other people react with horror was almost validating — because that’s the world we were trapped in for years.”

For survivors who have been called liars, opportunists, or politically motivated pawns, the public’s disgust felt like a rare moment of alignment.

A Case That Refuses to Stop Reverberating

Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges — a death that sparked widespread suspicion and became a cultural shorthand for elite protection and institutional failure. Maxwell, convicted in 2022 for helping Epstein traffic minors, is now attempting to have her prison sentence reduced.

Despite survivors’ repeated pleas for the case not to be turned into a political weapon, it remains a lightning rod on Capitol Hill.

Last week, President Donald Trump — whose name appeared in some of the disclosed emails — instructed the Justice Department to investigate Epstein’s financial and political ties, while simultaneously using the moment to attack Democrats. Trump continues to deny any involvement in Epstein’s crimes.

The Survivors’ Message Is Clear: This Is About Truth, Not Parties

Through the PSA, the survivors are making something unmistakably clear: justice for victims should not depend on who is in power. It should not be filtered through partisan agendas. And it should not take decades of public pressure to unearth the truth.

• They want the files released — all of them.

• They want transparency — full transparency.

And they want the American public to understand that this fight is not about political loyalty, but about human beings who were failed again and again by institutions built to protect them.

“It’s been decades,” Annie Farmer said. “We deserve answers. And the country deserves the truth.”