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Uncle Joe

(66,050 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 05:58 PM 4 hrs ago

Alleged Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation, relative says

Trump administration faces an escalating controversy over handling of ‘Jane Doe 4’ documents in Epstein files. White House has called her allegations ‘completely baseless’

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“Trauma is brutal. Chronic trauma destroys,” said the relative, who described the woman’s life as layers of abuse dating back to early childhood. “She’s coping as best she can.”

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Alleged Epstein victims and supporters want Blanche, the president’s former personal attorney, to explain why about 2.5m other records of unknown importance were deemed “duplicative” or legally protected by Blanche and never released.

“It should not be Jane Doe 4’s responsibility to keep coming forward,” Sky Roberts, the brother of deceased Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, who has become a leading victims advocate, told the Guardian.

“She’s already given her testimony to the FBI. It should be Justice’s responsibility to take that evidence and press forward,” he said.

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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/30/alleged-epstein-victim-trump-accuser
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Alleged Epstein victim and Trump accuser living in fear of retaliation, relative says (Original Post) Uncle Joe 4 hrs ago OP
Pedopres is not going to let this happen. He will make sure those around him protect him. It has worked so far. efhmc 4 hrs ago #1
But nothing lasts forever. calimary 1 hr ago #4
I believe her. Orrex 2 hrs ago #2
Having to repeatedly come forward only retraumatizes the survivor dlk 2 hrs ago #3

efhmc

(17,319 posts)
1. Pedopres is not going to let this happen. He will make sure those around him protect him. It has worked so far.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 06:24 PM
4 hrs ago

calimary

(91,512 posts)
4. But nothing lasts forever.
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 09:01 PM
1 hr ago

At some point, goodness and honesty will win. It may take awhile. We may even have to wait til the next presidential election. Bu things change. And NOTHING lasts forever.

dlk

(13,463 posts)
3. Having to repeatedly come forward only retraumatizes the survivor
Tue Jun 30, 2026, 08:22 PM
2 hrs ago

Retraumatizing survivors is a predatory tactic, by design.

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