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Epstein Survivors Would Get 6-Figure Payout From New Democratic Bill

Survivors would receive a minimum of $123,000

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Back in January, I shared a post on this account, where the graphic details of the Epstein Files were shared. In particular, the accounts that directly linked to Donald Trump.

A lot of you found my account from this post, but plenty of you have not seen it.

For those who have never seen it, please check out the post below & come back afterwards

Here Are The Epstein Files Implicating Trump - Please Share Them Everywhere

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It’s hard to put my feelings into words when I come across a story like this. How can you accurately describe the rage & pain you feel, reading something horrific as this, while simultaneously watching crowds cheer him on at his rallies.

To the survivors, I cannot even for a moment understand what you’ve been through. You still haven’t found justice, but I’m glad that your stories are being told.

We need more people to fully understand what happened through Jeffrey Epstein.

On my next post, I shared that Donald Trump wasn’t the only name listed in these files. The post contained a list of names that are also included. Some you already know & some you probably didn’t expect.

Here's A List Of Names We've Seen In The Epstein Files - Share This Everywhere

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Here's A List Of Names We've Seen In The Epstein Files - Share This Everywhere

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We’ve watched over the course of the last 2 years, as the Trump regime has done everything in their power to distract the public from this story. Hell, I’m still convinced that a major motivation for the Iran war (which I call the Epstein war), was to distract the public from continuing to talk about Epstein.

In fact, it was well documented that Trump’s former Attorney General Pam Bondi, was fired due to her “inability” to control the Epstein narrative around Trump.

Which makes perfect sense that that would lead VP JD Vance to have secret meetings, trying to strategize ways to protect Donald Trump from further scrutiny.

It goes without saying, that the survivors, the victims of these criminals have been through hell. At a time where it seems our government is doing everything possible to cover up their stories. A few people in Congress have not only been trying to fight back on their behalf, but also give them some compensation.

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley recently unveiled a plan to create a fund for survivors & she gave the details of what that plan would entail:

Massachusetts Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley introduced a bill that would create a fund for survivors of sexual violence whose rights were violated by the federal government, including the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

Dubbed the “Survivors’ Rights Restitution Act,” the bill suggests a minimum payout of $123,000 for survivors.

“The financial, physical, and emotional trauma that survivors of sexual violence carry is a lifetime sentence,” said Rep. Pressley.

“By no choice of their own, survivors can incur debilitating costs due to medical needs, lost income, housing instability, and mental health support.

Far too often, the federal government has been complicit and failed to meet its moral and legal obligation to fight for accountability and relieve this economic burden—our bill would change that by holding our government, abusers, and their co-conspirators to account and helping our survivors get on a pathway to healing.

The ignored burden that survivors carry is a stain in our legal system and must be addressed immediately.”

Reported by ABC WCVB

Congresswoman Pressley is consistently on the right side of the issues. Earlier this year calling for Supreme Court expansion, calling to Abolish ICE, & now trying to create a fund for Epstein survivors.

The bill has now been backed by 40 members of Congress, but I have to ask…why only 40?

What exactly could be keeping other members from signing on? It once again shows that just defeating MAGA politicians isn’t the end of our fight, but I’ll save that conversation for another day…

I hope this measure gets more traction in Congress. While their isn’t a dollar amount that can ever heal the pain these survivors experienced, we should do what we can to try to help these people.

Call your members of Congress - tell them to publicly back this bill.

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