B (3:02)

It is so I don't really know where we are in this country. Why are we even having this conversation? The United States is falling apart right now, partially because he's going out and randomly allowing for the killings of people in the middle of the street. But the other part of it is that we have a 34 count convicted felon, and there are people that are still shielding him from any type of accountability as it relates to a child sex trafficking ring. It is time to take the blinders off. Like, I don't understand why we are pretending like any of this is normal. And I think that that is the level of frustration that so many people are bringing, whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or Independent, specifically to the Epstein files situation. Because right now we know that they were willing to try to throw the Clintons in prison for not showing up. Yet they won't even allow us to bring other people into committee who we know are mentioned in these files and mentioned so much more. When we went through the hearing as it relates to the Clintons, I said, listen, we know that Donald Trump's name is mentioned more. Bring him in, too. Like, I'm not saying that this should be partisan. This should be whoever. I want to be clear about that. This, for the Democrats, this isn't partisanship. This is about right versus wrong.

A (4:21)

I do think you should consider, you should continue to hear from Congresswoman Crockett because she made some more important points. Take a listen.

B (4:26)

So the fact that this woman is continuing to invoke the Fifth Amendment tells us exactly what my colleagues have already stated. She is a monster. She does not care, has no remorse. She is not seeking to bring about some kind of closure for these women. She doesn't care. And frankly, it seems like this administration overall does not care. All they care about is protecting the powerful and protecting pedophiles. They will do anything to distract from that, including deciding to put up in the middle of Black History Month the most racist thing that we've ever seen come out of a White House. But I am here to tell you that House Democrats, specifically on the Oversight Committee and the Judiciary Committee, as we do, have Pam Bondi coming before us here in a minute. We will not be deterred. We will not be distracted. We know who it is that needs to be held accountable, and we will go in and we will make sure that we continue to dig. This will not stop us because his co conspirator decided that she was going to try to play games with us. This morning. I got news from you, Ms. Maxwell. We're not done. We're going to continue to go.

A (5:33)

I got news for you, Ms. Maxwell. We're not done. We're going to continue to go. I think that's an important statement. I do want to read you a letter that was written by the family of Virginia Giuffre, who Maxwell abused. And this was read, according to, based on what I understand inside the deposition this morning, directly to Maxwell. Ghislaine Maxwell, first, it is not a privilege to address you. It is, however, an honor that this committee has granted us the opportunity to speak. My name is Sky Roberts. I am the brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre. Whether or not you choose to acknowledge it, you know exactly who I am. My identity was used by you and Jeffrey Epstein to manipulate, control, and threaten my sister. Virginia spoke clearly and publicly about this reality, including in her memoir, Nobody's Girl, a book you would be well served to read if you have not already. I would also like to introduce my wife, Amanda Roberts, who shared a close and deeply personal bond with Virginia. Together, our family has formed a unified coalition of support, grounded in truth, accountability, and perseverance. As Virginia stated repeatedly in her press conferences, and as we affirm today, we will not stop until justice is served. Virginia was not a headline. She was a mother, a daughter, and a sister. Brilliant, loving, and fiercely protective of the people she cared about. She fought for years to tell the truth, and she paid a price for that truth every day of her life. Ghislaine Maxwell, you are not a bystander. You are not misled. You are a central, deliberate actor in a system built to find children, isolate them, groom them, and deliver them to abuse. You used trust as a weapon. You targeted vulnerability and turned it into access. That is not a mistake. That is not poor judgment. That is predation. As Virginia said, Ghislaine was a monster. She was often more vicious and cruel than Epstein. Put it this way. Epstein was Pinocchio and she was Geppetto. She was the guy controlling. You were the person pulling the strings making the abuse possible. And then making it repeat. The damage you caused did not end when the abuse ended. It followed Virginia into adulthood. It seeped into her sleep, her sense of safety, her relationships, and her ability to move through the world without fear. It forced her to carry memories no child should ever have and to spend years defending her own reality, just to be believed. You did not just harm Virginia. You helped create a template of exploitation that hurts so many girls. Girls who were children, who were powerless and who deserved protection. The suffering was not incidental to what you did. It was the point. It was your reward for a sadistic system you helped create. No sentence can restore what was taken. But this committee and this hearing can say clearly and permanently that the lives of these girls mattered and that the people who enabled their abuse will be fully accountable. Forgiveness is neither owed nor offered to you, Ghislaine. We further urge Congress to continue its investigation into the extraordinary leniency of that was extended to Ghislaine without such consent, consultation, or even the knowledge of survivors. Such actions undermine public trust and the pursuit of justice. Moreover, in light of the recent files, significant inconsistencies have emerged between the record and your prime's prior sworn testimony. Should it be determined that you knowingly provided false statements under oath, we call upon this committee and Congress to act decisively and pursue any unknown additional charges warranted by the evidence. Finally, we ask Congress to support our continued efforts to ensure that Ghislaine Maxwell is fully held accountable for her actions and placed exactly where she belongs, in a maximum security prison. We ask you to continue this fight with us and every survivor, to continue this pursuit of justice with the tenacity and strength of Virginia. Not out of vengeance, but out of justice, out of recognition of the gravity and scale of the harm and and out of the simple, necessary message that recruiting and facilitating the sexual abuse of children is a life destroying crime and it should be treated that way. Ghislaine Maxwell, we will not let what you did be minimized, softened or rewritten. We'll end this letter with Virginia's last wishes for you, Ghislaine. You deserve to spend the rest of your life in a jail cell, trapped in a cage forever. Just like you trapped your victims with resilience and determination. Sky and Amanda Roberts. A powerful statement that every American should read today. Make sure to like, comment, share and subscribe. More updates coming soon. Hey folks, thanks so much for watching. Feel free to add this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you watch for the latest breaking news and daily hits throughout the day. Make sure to follow subscribe. See you soon for more.