US EditionFor the State of the Union, some Southern California Lawmakers Will Boycott While Others Will Bring Special Guests
House Democrats invite Epstein survivors as guests to spotlight abuses and demand accountability amid criticism of Justice Department’s handling of related files.
- On Tuesday, several House Democrats invited survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to be their guests at President Donald Trump's State of the Union address at 6 p.m. PDT from the U.S. Capitol.
- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., authored the Epstein Transparency Act that led to release of millions of files, while Epstein survivors criticized the Justice Department for redacting names and failing to prosecute accomplices.
- Khanna is bringing Haley Robson, who says she was trafficked by Epstein starting when she was 16, and Rep. Jamie Raskin will bring Sky and Amanda Roberts, relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre.
- Some House Democrats are skipping the address and sending survivors like Jena-Lisa Jones, while several lawmakers plan a press conference with survivors ahead of the speech.
- Members are using guest choices to send political messages, including immigrants impacted by ICE raids and survivors, while the president invited U.S. hockey teams as contrasting guests.
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Several survivors of the paedophile Jeffrey Epstein will attend the state of the Union speech by U.S. President Donald Trump at the Capitol this Tuesday.The speech, the first of Trump's second term, comes at a political moment marked by the latest revelations in the Epstein case documents made public by the Department of Justice.In addition to the arrests of President Andrew and former British ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, th…
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For the State of the Union, some Southern California lawmakers will boycott while others will bring special guests
It’s an old tradition, the president’s State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress, but it’s one that at least a few Southern California lawmakers plan to skip this year. Most of the nearly 30 House members who represent districts in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino counties said they will attend President Donald Trump‘s speech on Tuesday, Feb. 24. They plan to bring with them family or local community members; oth…
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House Democrats bringing Jeffrey Epstein survivors to Trump's State of the Union speech
Several House Democrats have invited survivors of Jeffrey Epstein to be their guests at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address Tuesday night. That includes Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., one of the authors of the Epstein Transparency Act, the law that has resulted in the release of millions of files related to the politically connected financier. Khanna said in a statement he’s bringing Haley Robson, who’s said she was trafficked by Epst…
Congressionals from Virginia and Maryland coordinated Jeffrey Epstein's attendance of survivors to the next State of the Union speech.The aim of the local delegation is to point out the flaws of the federal justice system and demand transparency on the links of high-powered figures with the sex trafficking network.Representation of North Virginia Congressman James Walkinshaw (D-VA) will take as a guest Jess Michaels, victim of Epstein in 1991.Mi…
Trump warned that I will speak about the state of the Union on Wednesday.
Ro, Suhas Invite Epstein Survivors, Families To Trump’s State Of The Union
India-West News Desk WASHINGTON, DC -Members of Congress will bring survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse and family members of a prominent survivor to President Donald Trump’s February 24 State of the Union address, underscoring renewed demands for transparency, justice, and the release of remaining Epstein-related records. Representative Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced that Haley Robson, a survivor of Epstein’s abuse, will attend the address as his …
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