House Oversight Committee to meet with Epstein victims

SUPPORT AS WELL. SO IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY BIG WEEK ON TO BE A REALLY BIG WEEK K ON CAPITOL HILL FOR ALL THINGS EPSTEIN RELATED.

>> AND I KNOW YOU WILL MONITOR >> AND I KNOW YOU WILL MONITOR ALL OF IT. MELANIE, THANK YOU ALL OF IT. MELANIE, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND JOINING US NOW, SO MUCH. AND JOINING US NOW, RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE RANKING MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE, CALIFORNIA DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN ROBERT GARCIA. CONGRESSMAN, THANKS FOR GARCIA. CONGRESSMAN, THAHANKS FR BEING WITH US ON A HOLIDAY. BEING WITH US ON A HOLIDAY. MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMITTEE WILL MEMBERS OF YOUR COMMITTEE WILL MEET PRIRIVATELY TOMORROW WITH MEET PRIVATELY TOMORROW WITH VICTIMS OF J JEFFREY EPSTEIN. VICTIMS OF JEFFREY EPSTEIN. HERE'S WHAT CHAIR COMER SAID HERE'S WHAT CHAIR COMER SAID ABOUT THAT. ABOUT THAT.

>> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS >> THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS COOPERATING. WITH US. WE'RE COOPERATING. WITH US. WE'RE BRINGING IN THE FAMILIES. BRINGING IN THE FAMILIES.

>> AND. >> AND.

>> T THE ATTORNEYS. >> THE ATTORNEYS.

>> OF THE E VICTIMS. >> OF THE VICTIMS.

>> TUESDAY AFTERNONOON. >> T TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

>> TO. . >> TALK TO THE.

>> HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. >> HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.

>> THIS S WILL BE REPUBLICANS AD >> THIS WILL BE REPUBLICANS S AD DEMOCRATS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING DEMOCRATS, BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO M MAKE THIS INFORMATION PUBL. TO MAKE THIS INFORMATION PUBLIC. THAT'S WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE THAT'S WHAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WANT. WHEN WE TRAVELEL AROUND AL WANT. WHEN WE TRAVEL AROUND ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. THAT'S ONE OF OF OUR DISTRICTS. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ASK, THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE ASK, WHEN, WHEN ARE WE GOING TOTO SEE WHEN, WHEN ARE WE GOING TO SEE THE EPSTEIN FILES? BUT IT'S THE EPSTEIN FILES? BUT IT'S VERY COMPLICATED BECAUSE THERE VERY COMPLICATED BECAUSE THERE ARE VICTIMS OF THEHE EPSTEIN ARE VICTIMS OF THE EPSTEIN FILES, AND WE WANT TO LISTEN TO FILES, AND WE WANT TO LISTEN TO THOSE VICTIMS AND THEIR THOSE VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND THEIR ATTORORNEYS O FAMILIES AND THEIR ATTORNEYS TO SEE HOW BEST C CAN WE PRESENT SEE HOW BEST CAN WE PRESENT THIS INFORMATION. THIS INFORMATION.

>> SO, C COMER, THERE SEEMS TO >> SO, COMER, THERE SEEMS TO SUGGEST THAT THIS WIWILL BE A SUGGEST THAT THIS WILL BE A BIPARTISAN APPROACH IN SPEAKING BIPARTISAN APPROACH IN SPEAKING WITH THE VICTITIMS, TRYING TO WITH THE VICTIMS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST HANDLE FIGURE OUT HOW TO BEST HANDLE THEIR INFORMATION. DO DEMOCRATS THEIR INFORMATION. DO DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS AGREE ABOUT AND REPUBLICANS AGREE ABOUT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TRANSPARENT WHAT IT MEANS TO BE TRANSPARENT IN THIS SITUATION? DO YOU SEE A IN THIS SITUATION? DO YOU SEE A BIPARTISAN EFFORT HERE? BIPARTISAN EFFORT HERE?

>> I MEAN,N, LOOK, THERE HAS BEN >> I MEAN, LOOK, THERE HAS BEEN SOME. BIPARTISANSHIP WHEN SOME. BIPARTISANSHIP WHEN DEMOCRATS FORCED THE RELEASE OF DEMOCRATS FORCED THE RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES, AND WE THE EPSTEIN FILES, AND WE ACACTUALLY GOT A FEW REPUBLICANS ACTUALLY GOT A FEW REPUBLICANS TO VOTE WITH US BECAUSE THEY TO VOTE WITH US BECAUSE THEY REALLY WEREN'T INTERESTED AND REALLY WEREN'T INTERESTETED AND HAVE NOT BEEN INTERESTED IN HAVE NOT BEEN INTERESTED IN TRANSPARENCY. I WILL BE THERE TRANSPARENCY. I WILL BE THERE WITH CHAIRMAN COMER. THEHERE WIL WITH CHAIRMAN COMEMER. THERE WIL BE OTHER DEMOCRATS AND BE OTHER DEMOCRATS A AND REPUBLICANS AS WE LISTEN TO THE REPUBLICANS AS WE LISTEN TO THE VICTCTIMS. I'VE SAID FROM DAY O, VICTIMS. I'VE SAID FROM DAY ONE, THEY HAVE TO BE CENTERED IN THEY HAVE TO BE CENTERED IN WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. WHAT IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW. THERE HAVEVE BEEN HORRIFIC CRIM, THERE HAVE BEEN HORRIFIC CRIMES, SEXUAL ABUSE, TRAFFICKING THAT SEXUAL ABUSE, TRAFFICKING THAT HAS HAPPENED TO THESE WOMEN, IN HAS HAPPENED TO THESE WOMEN, IN SOME CASES CHILDREN. AND SO WE SOME CASES CHILDREN. AND SO WE ARE VERY FOCUSED ON ARE VERY FOCUSED ON TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN TRANSPARENCY FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. WE DON'T U UNDERSTAND WY PUBLIC. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI, WHY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL BONDI, WHY THE WHITE HOUSE CONTINUES TO WHITE HOUSE CONTINUES TO STONEWALL THE FULL RELEASE OF STONEWALL THE FULL RELEASE OF THE DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE SENT THE THE DOCUMENTS. WE HAVE SENT THE SUBPOENA OUT. THOSE DOCUMENTS SUBPOENA OUT. THOSE DOCUMENTS SHOULD BE IN OUR HAND NOW. THIS SHOULD BE IN OUR HAND NOW. THIS WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM WEEK, WE'RE GOING TO HEAR FROM A LOT OF THE ACTUAL VICTIMIMS. E A LOT OF THE ACTUAL VICTIMS. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. IT'S ALSO LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. IT'S ALSO VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE VERY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE REMEMBER THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDY REMEMBER THE HORRIFIC TRAGEDEDY AND VIOLENCE THAT THEY ALL AND VIOLENCE THAT THEY ALL ENDURED. ENENDURED.

>> IT IS IMPORTANT. AND TO THAT >> IT IS IMPORTANT. AND TO THATT POINT, RO KHANNA THERE TEASING POINT, RO KHANNA THERE TEAEASING THAT EXPLOSIVE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT EXPLOSIVE PRESS CONFERENCE THAT WE E MAY SEE ON WEDNESDAY, THAT WE MAY SEE ON WEDNESDAY, HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THESE HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THESE VICTIMS ARE NOT BEING EXPLOITED VICTIMS ARE NOT BEING EXPLOITED FOR POLITICAL GAIN BY EITHER FOR POLITICAL GAIN BY EITHER PARTY? PARTY?

>> LOOK, I THINK THAT'S >> LOOK, I THINK THAT'S OBVIOUSLY A REALLY IMPORTANT. OBVIOUSLY A REALLY IMPORTANT.. WE HAVE BEEN THE OVERSIGHT WE HAVE BEEN THE OVERSIGHT COCOMMITTEE. CERTAINLY THOSE OF COMMITTEE. CERTAINLY THOSE OF US DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN WORKING US DEMOCRATS HAVE BEEN WORKING VERY CAREFULLY WITH THE VERY CAREFULLY WITH THE FAMILIES, WITH THE FAMILIES, WITH THE REPRESENTATATIVES OF ANY VICTIM. REPRESENTATIVES OF ANY VICTIMS. RO KHANNA, OF COURSE, IS A RO KHANNA, OF COURSE, IS A MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE. AND SO MEMBER OF OUR COMMITTEE. AND SO WE'RE ALL WORKING AT THE ENDND F WE'RE ALL WORKING AT THE END OF THE DAY TO ENSURE THAT WE GET THE DAY TO ENSURE THAT WE GET JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS AND JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS AND THAT, MOST IMPORTATANTLY, THEY THAT, MOST IMPORTANTLY, THEY ARE PROTECTED IN THE WAYS THAT ARE PROTECTED IN THE WAYS THAT THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. A AND THEY NEED TO BE PROTECTED. AND SO THAT HAS BEEN OUR FOCUS, AND SO THAT HAS BEEN OUR FOCUS, AND WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING FOR TRANSPARENCY. WE DON'T TRANSPARENCY. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE WHITE H HOUSE UNDERSTAND WHY THE WHITE HOUSE CONTINUES TO COVER THIS UP AND CONTINUES TO COVER THIS UP AND WHY DONALD TRUMP, AFTER WHY DONALD TRUMP, AFTER CAMPAIGNING YEARS ON THIS TOPIC, CAMPAIGNING YEARS ON THIS TOPIC, HAS NOW FLIP FLOPPED. AND SO I HAS NOW FLIP FLOPPED. AND SO I HOPE THAT THE WORK THAT HAPPENES HOPE THAT THE WORK THAT HAPPENS THIS WEEK, THAT THE STORIES THIS WEEK, THAT THE STORIES THATAT EVERYONE'S GOING TO HEAR THAT EVERYONE'S GOING G TO HEAR FROM THE VICTIMS AT THE PRESS FROM THE VICTIMS AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE, AT THE ROUNDTABLE CONFERENCE, AT THE ROUNDTABLE THAT WE'RE HAVING TOMORROW, I THAT WE'RE HAVING TOMORROW, I HOPE T THAT MOTIVATES NOT JUST HOPE THAT MOTIVATES NOT JUST THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT OUR THE WHITE HOUSE, BUT OUR REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES TO FULLY REPUBLICAN COLLEAGUES TO FULLY SUPPORT BIPARTISAN TRANSPAPARENY SUPPORT BIPARTISAN TRANSPARENCY AS IT RELATES TO THE EPSTEIN AS IT RELATES TO THE EPSTEIN FILES. FILES.

>> THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS >> THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE HAS ALSO NOW REQUESTED SUSUSPICIOUS ALSO NOW REQUESTED SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORTS FROM THE ACTIVITY REPORTS FROM THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT RELATED TO TREASURY DEPARTMENT RELATED TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN. THESE SAAS, A S JEFFREY EPSTEIN. THESE SAAS, AS THEY'RE CALLED, HAVE HAVE TO DO THEY'RE CALLED, HAVE HAVE TO DO WITH RED FLAGS THAT MAY Y HAVE WITH RED FLAGS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN MISSED IN EPSTEIN'S BEEN MISSED IN EPSTEIN'S FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. WHAT DO FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS. WHAT DO YOU HOPE MAY BE LEARNED FROM YOU HOPE MAY BE LEARNED FROM THEM? AND IS THIS JUST ANOTHER THEM? AND IS THIS JUST ANOTHER CONTINUATION OF THE DRIP, DRIP, CONTINUATION OF THE DRIP, DRIP, DRIP OF INFORMATION THAT WE ARE DRIP OF INFORMATION THAT WE ARE GETTING AS OPPOSED TO JUST THE GETTING AS OPPOSED T TO JUST THE FULL DUMP OF THE FILES? FULL DUMP OF THE FILES?

>> AT THE END OF THE DAY, I >> AT THE END OF THE DAY, I THINK THAT WHAT WE WANT ARE THE THINK THAT WHAT WE WANT ARE THE FULL FILES, AND THAT CLEARLY FULL FILES, AND THAT CLEARLY CONTINUES TO BE STONEWALLED. I CONTINUES TO BE STONEWALLED. I APPRECIATE ADDITIONAL EFFORTS APPRECIATE ADDITIONAL EFFORTS THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE ASAS IT THAT WE CAN ACHIEVE AS IT RELATES TO TRANSPARENCY. THE RELATES TO TRANSPARENCY. THE MORE THAT T WE CAN GET, THE MORE MORE THAT WE CAN GET, THE MORE DOCUMENTS, IF THERE ARE DOCUMENTS, IF THERE ARE CONCERNS, AND CERTAINLY I SHARE CONCERNS, AND CERTAINLY I SHARE THOSE AROUND THE WAY THIS S CASE THOSE AROUND THE WAY THIS CASE HAS BEEN HANDLED. AND CERTAINLY HAS BEEN HANDLED. AND CERTAINLY THIS CONCERNS THE WAY ALEX THIS CONCERNS THE WAY ALEX ACOSTA, TRUMP'S FORMERER LABOR ACOSTA, TRUMP'S FORMER LABOR SECRETARY, WHO PUTUT TOGETHER SECRETARY, WHO PUT TOGETHER JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ORIGINAL JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S ORIGINAL SWEETHEART DEAL, HOW THAT ALL SWEETHEART DEAL, HOW THAT ALL CAME TO BE, WHAT THE GOVERNMENT CAME TO BE, WHAT THE GOVERNMENT HAS KNOWN, WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR HAS KNOWN, WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION AS IT RELATES TO POSSESSION AS IT RELATES TO DOCUMENTS, ALL O OF THAT DOCUMENTS, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION N SHOULD BE AVAILABE INFORMATION SHOULD BE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. WHEN I HAHAVE BEN TO THE PUBLIC. WHEN I HAVE BEEN HOME THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I'M HOME THE LAST FEW DAYS, AND I'M TALKING TO FOLKS HERE IN THE TALKING TO FOLKS HERE IN THE COMMUNITY, EVERYONE IS ASKING COMMUNITY, EVERYONE IS ASKING ME, WHAT ARE THE FILES GOING TO ME, WHAT ARE THE FILES GOING TO BE RELEASED? THEY DON'T CARE BE RELEASED? THEY DON'T CARE WHO'S ON THE LIST. THEY DON'T WHO'S ON THE LIST. THEY DON'T CARE HOW POWERFUL THOSE PEOPOPLE CARE HOW POWERFUL THOSE PEOPLE ARE OR WHAT POLITICACAL PARTY ARE OR WHAT POLITICAL PARTY THAT THEY'RE IN. THEY JUST WANAT THAT THEY'RE IN. THEY JUST WANT JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS S AND JUSTICE FOR THE VICTIMS AND THEY WANT THE TRTRUTH. THEY WANT THE TRUTH.

>> ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT >> ALL RIGHT. AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE BEEN PUSHING TO GET YOU HAVE BEEN PUSHING TO GET THAT SO-CALLED BIRTHDAY BOOK THAT SO-CALLED BIRTHDAY BOOK PUPUBLISHED IN YOUR HANDS. WHAT PUBLISHED IN YOUR HANDNDS. WHAT ARE YOU HOPING TO GLEAN FROM ARE YOU HOPING T TO GLEAN FROM THAT? PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID THAT? PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SAID THAT THOSE ALLEGEDED DRAWINGS THAT THOSE ALLEGEDED DRAWINGS THAT HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE THAT HE MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE SENT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN WERE SENT TO JEFFREY EPSTEIN WERE FAKED, THAT THEY THAT HE DIDN'T FAKED, THAT THEY THAT HE DIDN'T DO THAT. SO WHAT DO YOU HOPE IS DO THAT. SO WHAT DO YOU HOPE IS IN THAT BIRTHDAY BOOK THAT YOU IN THAT BIRTHDAY BOOK THAT YOU MAY GLEAN SOMEME MORE INFORMATIN MAY GLEAN SOME MORE INFORMATION FROM? FROM?

>> WELL, I I MEAN, TO BE CLEAR, >> WELL, I MEAN, TO BE CLEAR, THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID THAT, THE PRESIDENT HAS SAID THAT, YOU KNOW, THE DRAWING AND NONOTE YOU KNOW, THE DRAWING AND NOTE THAT HE WROTE TO EPSTEIN THAT HE WROTE TO EPSTEIN DOESN'T EXIST. WE KNOW IT DOESN'T EXIST. WE KNOW IT EXISTS. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN EXISTS. IT'S BEEN IT'S BEEN REPORTED ON. IT IS APPARENTLY REPORTED ON. IT IS APPARENTLY IN IN THIS BOOK AND OTHER IN IN THIS BOOK AND OTHER DOCUMENTS. AND SO FROM WHAT WE DOCUMENTS. AND SO FROM WHAT WE UNDERSTAND, WE'LL BE RECEIVING UNDERSTAND, WE'LL BE RECECEIVING THAT BIRTHDAY BOOK, A NOTE AS THAT BIRTHDAY BOOK, A NOTE AS WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTS WITHIN WELL AS OTHER DOCUMENTS WITHIN ABOUT A WEEK. AND SO AROUND ABOUT A WEEK. AND SO AROUND SEPTEMBER 8TH IS THE DATE THAT SEPTEMBER 8TH IS THE DATE THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD. AND SO WE'RE WE HAVE BEEN TOLD. AND SO WE'RE GLAD THE EPSTEIN ESTATE IS GLAD THE EPSTEIN ESTATE IS MOVING FORWARD AND PRODUCING MOVING FORWARD AND PRODUCING THESE DOCUMENTS. AND I THIHINK THESE DOCUMENTS. AND I THINK THAT DONALD TRUMP CLEARLY IS THAT DONALD TRUMP CLEARLY ISIS BEING CAUGHT IN ANOTHER LIE. IF BEING CAUGHT IN ANOTHER LIE. IF HE WERE GOING TO A BOOK IS HE WERE GOING TO A BOOK IS GOING TO BE PRODUCED, WE'RE GOING TO BE PRODUCED, WE'RE GOING TO RELEASE IT TO THE GOING TO RELEASE IT TO THE PUBLIC. BUT HE'S SAYING DOESN'NT PUBLIC. BUT HE'S SAYING DOESN'T EXIST. AND SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF EXIST. AND SO WE'RE ALL KIND OF ANTICIPATITING THAT RELEASE HERE ANTICIPATING THAT RELEASE HERERE IN THE WEEK. IN THE WEEK.

>> AS S I'M SURE YOU KNOW, >> AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW, POLITICO IS REPORTING THAT FBI POLITICO IS REPORTING THAT FBI DIRECTOR KASH PATEL ANAND DIRECTOR KASH PATEL AND ATTORNEY GENERERAL PAM BONDI ARE ATTORNEY GENERAL PAM BONDI ARE EXPECTED TO TESTIFY BEFORE EXPECTED TO TESTIFY BEFORE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE IN THE COMING W WEEKS. WHAT DO YOU THE COMING WEEKS. WHAT DO YOU HOPE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GOING HOPE YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GOING TO A ASK THEM? TO ASK THEM?

>> I'M GLAD TO SEE IT AND >> I'M GLAD TO SEE IT AND EVERYONE SHOULD BE ASKING, EVERYONE SHOULD BE ASKING, PARTICULARLY PAM BONDI. THE PARTICULARLY PAM BONDI. THE SAME QUESTION IS ATTORNEY SAME QUESTION IS ATTORNEY GENERAL, YOU SAID YOU HAD THE GENERAL, YOU SAID YOU HAD THE EPSTEIN FILES ON YOUR DESK, EPSTEIN FILES ON YOUR DESK, THAT THEY HAD BEEN REVIEWED. THAT THEY HAD BEEN REVIEWED. WHY THE HUGE TURNAROUND? WHY WHY THE HUGE TURNAROUND? WHY THE COVER-UP? WHY COMPLETELY THE COVER-UP? WHY COMPLETELY JUST CHANGE YOUR POSITION ON JUST CHANGE YOUR POSITION ON THE RELEASE. AND I THINK THAT THE RELEASE. AND I THINK THAT THE FBI DIRECTOR, IN THE SAME THE FBI DIRECTOR, IN THE SAME FASHION, HAS BEEN SOMEONE FASHION, HAS BEEN SOMEONE THAT'S BEEN CALLING FOR THE THAT'S BEEN CALLING FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FILES FOR YEARS RELEASE OF THE FILES FOR YEARS BEFORE HE WAS IN THE GOVERERNME. BEFORE HE WAS IN THE GOVERNMENT. AND SO THEY SHOULD ALIGN WITH AND SO THEY SHOULD ALIGN WITH THEIR POSITION THAT THEY'VE HAD THEIR POSITION THAT THEY'VE HAD FOR YEARS. THAT HAD BEEN DONALD FOR YEARS. THAT HAD BEEN DONALD TRUMP'S, WHICH IS A FULL TRUMP'S, WHICH IS A FULL RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES. RELEASE OF THE EPSTEIN FILES. THAT IS WHAT THE AMERICACAN THAT IS WHAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC ARE DEMANDING, , AND THAT PUBLIC ARE DEMANDING, AND THAT CERTAINLY WHWHAT THOSE OF US ON CERTAINLY WHAT THOSE OF US ON THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ARE THE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE ARE DEMANDING AS WELL. DEMANDING AS WELL.

>> CONGRESSMSMAN, WHY DO YOU >> CONGRESSMAN, WHY DO YOU THININK THE FILES HAVEN'T BEEN THINK THE FILES HAVEN'T BEENEN RELEASED YET? RELELEASED YET?

>> WELL, OBVIOUSLY SOMEONE'S >> WELL, OBVIOUSLY SOMEONENE'S TRYING TO HIDE SOMETHING. I TRYING TO HIHIDE SOMETHING. I MEAN, THE WHITE HOUSE CLEARLY MEAN, THE WHITE HOHOUSE CLEARLY DOESN'T WANT THE FILES RELEASED DOESN'T WAWANT THE FILES RELEASD BECAUSE THERE'S INFORMATION IN T THERE THAT THEY DON'T WANT OUT TO THE AMERICAN N PUBLIC. AND TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. AND WHAT THAT IS, WHO THAT INVOLVES, WHAT THAT IS, WHO THAT INVOLVES, I THINK, ARE THE QUESTIONS. AND I THINK, ARE THE QUESTIONS. AND I THINK THAT THE AMERICAN I THINK THAT THE AMERICAN PUBLIC DESERVES THE ANSWERS. PUBLIC DESERVES THE ANSWERS. WHY ALL OF THIS COVER UP IS WHY ALL OF THIS COVER UP IS WHAT A LOT OF US ARE ASKING WHAT A LOT OF US ARE ASKING OURSELVES. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. OURSELVES. WE DON'T UNDERSTAND. AND SO IT'S TIME TO O RELEASE TE AND SO IT'S TIME TO RELEASE THE FILES. PAM BONDIDI HAS THEM. I FILES. PAM BONDI HAS THEM. I HOPE SHE'S ASKED THOSE HOPE SHE'S ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS WHEN S SHE APPEARS IN QUESTIONS WHEN SHE APPEARS IN FRONONT OF THE SENATE. AND FRONT OF THE SENATE. AND CERTAINLY THIS WEEK WE'LL HEAR CERTAINLY THIS WEEK WE'LL HEAR FRFROM ALL THE VICTIMS AND OF FROM ALL THE VICTIMS AND OF COURSE, UPLIFT WHATEVER THEY COURSE, UPLIFT WHATEVER THEY HAVE TO SAY. HAVEVE TO SAY.

>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE >> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE CRITICS WHWHO WANT YOU AND YOUR CRITICS WHO WANT YOU AND YOUR COLLEAGUES TO FOCUS ON THOSE COLLEAGUES TO FOCUS ON THOSE BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES THAT BREAD AND BUTTER ISSUES THAT AMERICANS ARE DEDEALING WITH AMERICANS ARE DEALING WITH HIGHER PRIRICES FOR, THINGS NOT HIGHER PRICES FOR, THINGS NOT BEING ABLE TO AFFORD, , THE COST BEING ABLE TO AFFORD, THE COST OF LIVING AND HOHOUSING PRICES, OF LIVING AND HOUSING PRICES, WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM? AND WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM? AND THEY FEEL LIKE THIS MAY BE AND THEY FEEL LIKE THIS MAY BE SOMEWHAT OF A DISTRACTION TO SOMEWHAT OF A DISTRACTION TO SCORE POLITICAL POINTS ON BOTH SCORE POLITICAL POINTS ON BOTH SIDES. SIDES.

>> WELL, LOOOOK, I THINK WHAT'S >> WELL, LOOK, I THINK WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE REALLY IMPORTANT IS THE AMERICAN PUBLIC KNOWS THIS. THTE AMERICAN PUBLIC KNOWS THIS. THE SINGLE MOST T IMPORTANT ISSUE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT ISSUE RIGHT NOW, OF COURSE, IS RIGHGHT NOW, OF COURSE, IS LOWERING THE COST FOR THE LOWERING THE COST FOR THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. IT'S ENSURING AMERICAN PUBLIC. IT'S ENSURING THAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THATAT PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE. I MEAN, THOSE ARE HEALTHTH CARE. I MEAN, THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE TALK E ABOUT AND THAT MATTER. THE SAME TIME, THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT TRUST, TIME, THIS ISSUE IS ABOUT TRUST, AND IT'S ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF AND IT'S ABOUT THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BETRAYING THE THE UNITED STATES BETRAYING THTE TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. TRUST OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC. AND IF DONALD TRUMP IS GOING TO AND IF DONALD TRUMP IS GOING TO BETRAY YOU ON A KEY CAMPAIGN BETRAY YOU ON A KEY CAMPAIGN PROMISE AS IT RELATES TO THE PROMISE AS IT RELATES TO THE EPSTEIN FILES, HE'S GOING TO EPSTEIN FILES, HE'S GOING TO BETRAYAY YOU BY TAKING AWAY YOUR BETRAY YOU BY TAKING AWAY YOUR HEALTH CARE. AND AND HE'S DONE HEALTH CARE. AND AND HE'S DONE THAT FOR 17 MILLION AMERICANS THAT FOR 17 MILLION AMERICANS ON MEDICAID. HE'S GOINING TO ON MEDICAID. HE'S GOING TO BETRAY YOU BY NOT ACTUALLY BETRAY YOU BY NOT ACTUALLY LOWERING COSTS, BY COST LOWERING COSTS, BY COST CONTINUING TO SKYROCKET. ANDND O CONTINUING TO SKYROCKET. AND SO I THINK ALL OF THESE ISSUES I THINK ALL OF THESE ISSUES MATTER, AND CERTAINLY WHEN I'M MATTER, AND CERTAINLY WHEN I'M OUT TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, OUT TALKING TO THE PUBLIC, THEY'RE ASKING ME NOT JUST THEY'RE ASKING ME NOT JUST ABOUT HEALTH CARE, BUT THEY'RE ABOUT HEALTH CARE, BUT THEY'RE ASKINGNG ABOUT TRUST IN ASKING ABOUT TRUST IN GOGOVERNMENT AND THE EPSTEIN FI. GOVERNMENT AND THE EPSTEIN FILE. SO I THINK IT'S ALL IMPORTANT. SO I THINK IT'S ALL IMPORTANT.

>> AND ONENE OF THE OTHER ISSUES >> AND ONE OF THE OTHER ISSUES THAT'S CLEARLY FRONT AND CENTETR THAT'S CLEARLY FRONT AND CENTER HERE, BEFORERE YOU GO, IS DHS HERE, BEFORE YOU GO, IS DHS SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM IS NOW SECRETARY KRISTI NOEM IS NOW PREVIEWING WHAT LIKELY MAY WHAT PREVIEWING WHAT LIKELY MAY WHAT IT MAY LOOK LIKE WHEN WE S SEE A IT MAY LOOK LIKE WHEN WE SEE A FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN CITIES FEDERAL INTERVENTION IN CITIES LIKE CHICAGO. LET'S LISTEN TO LIKE CHICAGO. LET'S LISTEN TO HER. AND I WANT YOUR REACTION. HER. AND I WANT YOUR REACTION.

>> THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT >> THERE'S A LOT OF CITIES THAT ARE DEALING WITH CRIME AND ARE DEALING WITH CRIME AND VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE VIOLENCE RIGHT NOW. AND SO WE HAVEN'T TAKEN ANYTHING OFF THE HAVEN'T TAKEN ANYTHING OFF THE TABLE. WE'VE BEEN MAKING SURE TABLE. WE'VE BEEN MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE EQUIPMENT TO GO IN. I WON'T THE EQUIPMENT TO GO IN. I WON'T SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS OF THE SPEAK TO THE SPECIFICS OF THE OPERATIONS THAT T ARE PLANNED IN OPERATIONS THAT ARE PLANNED IN OTHER CITIES, BUT I DO KNOW OTHER CITIES, BUT I DO KNOW THAT LA WOULDN'T BE STANDING THAT LA WOULDN'T BE STANDING TODAY IF PRESIDENTNT TRUMP HADNT TODAY IF PRESIDENT TRUMP HADN'T TAKEN ACTION. THEN THAT CITY TAKEN ACTION. THEN THAT CITY WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN IF LEFT WOULD HAVE BURNED DOWN IF LEFT TO THE DEVICES OF THE MAYOR AND TO THE DEVICES OF THE MAYOR AND THE GOVERNOR OF THAT STATE. THE GOVERNOR OF THAT STATETE.

>> YOUR REACTION? I SEE YOU >> YOUR REACTION? I SEE YOU SMIRKING THERE. SMIRKING THERE.

>> I MEAN, I IT'S HARD NOT TO. I >> I MEAN, IT'S HARD NOT TO. I MEAN, IS THAT A JOKE? I MEAN, MEAN, IS THAT A JOKE? I MEAN, IT JUST COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS IT JUST COMPLETELY OUTRAGEOUS AND OUT OF TOUCH. I MEAN, AND OUT OF TOUCH. I MEAN, OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN LOS ANGELES. OBVIOUSLY, I MEAN LOS ANGELES. BESIDES HAVING SEEN DECREASES BESIDES HAVING SEEN DECREASES OVER THE LAST TEN, 20, 30 YEARS OVER THE LAST TEN, 20, 30 YEARS OVERALL IN CRIME, THE FACT THAT OVERALL IN CRIME, THE FACT THAT LA WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STANDING LA WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN STANDING HAD DONALD TRUMP NOT INTERVENED HAD DONALD TRUMP NOT INTERVENED IS JUST IS A FABRICATION. THEY IS JUST IS A FABRICATION. THEY ALL THEY DO IS THEY LOOK AT THE ALL THEY DO IS THEY LOOK AT THE TV AND THEY LIE. AND I THINK TV AND THEY LIE. AND I THINK PEOPLE KNOW ACROSS HERE AND PEOPLE KNOW ACROSS HERE AND ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THE ACROSS THE COUNTRY THAT THE NATIONAL GUARD AND THE MILITARY NATIONAL GUARD AND THE MILITARY SHOULDN'T BE SENT INTO CITIES SHOULDN'T BE SENT INTO CITIES WITH CITIES. WANT IS SUPPORT. WITH CITIES. WANT IS SUPPORT. THEY WANT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO THEY WANT ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO HIRE MORE POLICE OFFICERS FOR HIRE MORE POLICE OFFICERS FOR MORE PARK SPACE FOR LIBRARIES. MORE PARK SPACE FOR LIBRARIES. AND CERTAINLY AT THIS MOMENT, AND CERTAINLY AT THIS MOMENT, RIGHT NOW, WITH THESE ICICE RAIS RIGHT NOW, WITH THESE ICE RAIDS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS THAT ARE HAPPENING ACROSS CITIES, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, CITIES, ACROSS THE COUOUNTRY, EVERYONE AGREES THAT, YES, WE EVERYONE AGREES THAT, YES, WE DON'T WANT, OF COURSRSE, DON'T WANT, OF COURSE, CRIMINALALS. IF YOU'RE HERE AND CRIMINALS. IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE A CRIMINAL, YOU YOU'RE A CRIMINAL, YOU SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS COUOUNTRY. SHOULDN'T BE IN THIS COUNTRY. WE UNDERSTAND THAT. . BUT THAT'S WE UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT'S'S HAPPENING. MOST OF NOT WHAT'S HAPPENING. MOST OF THE PEOPLE BEING RIGHT NOW THE PEOPLE BEING RIGHT NOW DETAINED OR ABDUCTED DON'T'T HAE DETAINED OR ABDUCTED DON'T HAVE CRIMINAL HISTORIES. THEY ARE CRIMINAL HISTORIES. THEY ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AT OUR PEOPLE THAT ARE WORKING AT OUR CAR WAWASHES, AT OUR RESTAURANT, CAR WASHES, AT OUR RESTAURANTS, AT OUR HOTELS. THESE ARE AT OUR HOTELS. THESE ARE HARDWORKING PEOPLE. AND WHAT'S