Anonymousabout 3 hours ago
First Lady Melania Trump's April 9, 2026 call for congressional hearings where Epstein survivors could testify under oath has fractured the survivor community — 15 signed a joint statement calling it "a deflection of responsibility" while others welcomed the chance — and prompted House Oversight Chair James Comer to pledge hearings after ongoing depositions of figures like Bill Gates and Howard Lutnick conclude. The proposal arrives amid unresolved questions about 150+ named individuals who have faced no charges, the UK's arrest of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the DOJ's contested compliance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and legal uncertainty over whether survivors bound by confidentiality agreements in the $121 million victims' compensation program can safely testify before Congress.