Several survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse are outraged after FBI Director Kash Patel reportedly told senators there was “no credible information” that the disgraced financier trafficked women and girls to other powerful men. Patel made the claim during testimony before the U.S. Senate Oversight Committee on Tuesday, Sept. 16. He said that even after reviewing “a good amount” of the FBI’s Epstein files, he saw no evidence Epstein had trafficked women to anyone but himself.
Just two days later, on Sept. 18, ten Epstein survivors, along with the brother and sister of the late Virginia Giuffre, issued a statement blasting Patel’s remarks. “Director Patel’s testimony raises more questions than answers,” they wrote. The statement noted that Patel himself has long criticized past investigations of Epstein as incomplete. The survivors asked what his plan is now to ensure a full and impartial probe that doesn’t stop at Epstein alone.
