Lawmakers Demand DOJ Acts After Melania's Epstein Bombshell

Source: Daily Beast

Updated Apr. 9 2026 7:34PM EDT
Published Apr. 9 2026 5:41PM EDT


First Lady Melania Trump called on Congress to hold a hearing with Jeffrey Epstein survivors, but lawmakers clapped back that while they have been seeking justice, her husband’s administration has refused to do its job. The first lady warned that the pedophile did not act alone during a shock statement from the White House on Thursday, where she denied ever having a relationship with the convicted sex offender or being a victim.

“Now is the time for Congress to act. Epstein was not alone,” she said. “Several prominent male executives resigned from their powerful positions after this matter became widely politicized.”

She called on Congress to “provide the women who have been victimized by Epstein with a pubic hearing specifically centered around the survivors” and said it would “give these victims their opportunity to testify under oath in front of Congress with the power of sworn testimony.”. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who championed the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act despite the president’s opposition, fired back that it was the Justice Department that had failed to act.

“First Lady asks Congress to bring Epstein survivors in for testimony. With all due respect, that’s @DAGToddBlanche’s job!" he wrote tagging the now acting attorney general, who was previously Trump’s personal attorney. "@RepRoKhanna & I already gave brave survivors a chance to tell their horrific stories on Capitol Hill. @PamBondi wouldn’t even acknowledge them. PROSECUTE!" Massie added.

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