Washington, D.C. - Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) today spoke on the Senate floor, following Ghislaine Maxwell's lack of testimony to the House Oversight Committee, to condemn the Department of Justice's continued failure to provide the legally-mandated release of the full Epstein files and ensure justice for the survivors. Below are Senator Schumer's remarks, which can also be viewed here:

The most important ad that Americans saw during Super Bowl Sunday had nothing to do with a new product or TV show: it was about justice for Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

An ad yesterday, championed by the organization World Without Exploitation, reminded the American people of the ugly truth: millions upon millions of files-roughly half of the Epstein Files-are still being locked away by the Department of Justice. And the DOJ has failed to explain why in a way that the law requires.

The Senate passed legislation unanimously last year requiring these files to be released by December 19th. That was more than 50 days ago. The American people are wondering and they're still waiting: what is Pam Bondi hiding?

Earlier today, Ghislaine Maxwell came before the House Oversight Committee and refused to answer questions, instead invoking the Fifth Amendment for every single question. Later this week Pam Bondi will testify before the House Judiciary Committee but to date has failed to show the American people the transparency Americans are demanding. The American people aren't getting the answers they were promised about Jeffrey Epstein.

Shame. Shame on the Department of Justice. While they continue to hide the truth, Jeffrey Epstein's victims continue to wait for their day of justice.

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