Epstein Victims' Families Demand Voice in Administration Strategy Meeting
Virginia Giuffre's relatives call for survivor representation as top Trump officials gather at VP residence
The family of late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre issued a sharp statement Wednesday criticizing the Trump administration's approach to Jeffrey Epstein files and offering to represent her in her stead at administration meetings as Vice President JD Vance prepares to host key officials at his residence.
Top Trump administration officials will hold a strategy session at the vice president's residence Wednesday evening as they continue to weigh whether to publish an audio recording and transcript of Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's recent conversation with Jeffrey Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell. The meeting will include White House chief of staff Susie Wiles, Vice President JD Vance, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel and Blanche.
On Wednesday morning, the family of Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre issued a statement asking why no survivors had been invited to the meeting at Vance's home. They offered to attend in Giuffre's stead, as she died by suicide earlier this year.
"Missing from this group is, of course, any survivor of the vicious crimes of convicted perjurer and sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein. Their voices must be heard, above all," wrote Giuffre's siblings Sky and Amanda Roberts and Danny and Lanette Wilson. "We also call upon the House subcommittee to invite survivors to testify."
The family emphasized protection for survivors, stating: "Any information that may be released by the government should take into account the survivors who wish to remain anonymous, for their safety and well-being. They should be consulted first."
They also criticized Maxwell's recent prison transfer, declaring: "We reiterate that Ghislaine Maxwell should have remained in a maximum security prison and does not deserve the luxuries currently afforded her."
Maxwell was recently moved to a minimum-security federal prison camp in Texas, a transfer that is relatively uncommon for those convicted of sex offenses who are almost always deemed too high of a risk to public safety. The move comes a week after Maxwell met in private with Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche at the US attorney's office in Tallahassee.
The administration's handling of the Epstein case, as well as the need to craft a unified response, is expected to be a main focus of the strategy session, as the Trump administration faces mounting pressure over its transparency regarding the Epstein files. The administration has been weighing whether to release audio recordings from Maxwell's interview, though portions that could reveal sensitive details like victim names would have to be redacted.
Virginia Giuffre was one of the most prominent survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's sexual abuse and provided critical information to law enforcement that contributed to the investigation into and later the conviction of Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell. Giuffre died by suicide in April at age 41 at her farm in Western Australia.
Sources: CNN, NBC News, CNN, Washington Post, Kaitlan Collins.