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Sadik Hossain

Democrats hatch a plan to make Trump squirm at his State of the Union—by inviting up to 12 people he’s been dodging

Democrats in Congress are planning to bring Jeffrey Epstein survivors as their guests to President Trump‘s State of the Union address. Members of Congress are either sending survivors in their place or inviting them as personal guests to sit in the gallery while the president speaks. Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, who has worked with Democrats on this issue, estimates that as many as 12 survivors could attend.

Several Democratic members have already confirmed their plans. Reps. Jamie Raskin and Suhas Subramanyam are bringing Sky and Amanda Roberts, the brother and sister-in-law of Virginia Roberts Giuffre, a prominent Epstein victim who died by suicide in April 2025. 

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