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To some observers, her words sounded like a call for transparency. They saw it as an attempt to push for accountability and a more complete public understanding of what happened.
But many survivors heard something different. To them, it felt like a demand to relive trauma once more—this time under public scrutiny that could reopen wounds they had already struggled to heal.
A joint letter from more than a dozen Epstein survivors made that anger clear. They emphasized that they had already testified, filed reports, and endured years of questioning, doubt, and exposure.
Their message was direct: survivors have carried this burden long enough. The responsibility, they argued, should now fall on the institutions and individuals who failed to act when it mattered most.