A billboard calling for the release of records relating to the federal investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein went up Monday along I-95 in Bucks County.<\/p>\n
MORE:\u00a0Pa. crash deaths were near record lows in 2024, but speeding and drunk driving still account for most of them<\/a><\/p>\n The banner, located near Exit 37 outside Bensalem, reads, “Courage is Contagious: Release ALL The Epstein Files.” It is part of a national advocacy campaign from the anti-trafficking group World Without Exploitation, which unveiled this billboard and others in\u00a0Arizona, Georgia, Kentucky and South Carolina this week. It also released a minute-long PSA<\/a> calling on viewers to call their representatives in Congress about the so-called Epstein files, a catch-all term for the emails, travel logs and other investigative material the Department of Justice assembled for its case against Epstein. The powerful financier and convicted sex offender was awaiting federal trial for the sex trafficking of minors when he died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019.<\/p>\n The billboards and PSA debuted a day before the House of Representatives is expected to vote on the\u00a0Epstein Files Transparency Act<\/a>, a bill that would compel the Justice Department to publish all unclassified records related to the Epstein prosecution. That would include flight records, materials related to his convicted accomplice\u00a0Ghislaine Maxwell and references to government officials.\u00a0<\/p>\n “We\u2019re calling on our members of Congress to please show the leadership, humanity and courage the American people deserve,” Lauren Hersh, national director of World Without Exploitation, said in a statement. “This isn\u2019t about the bold names dominating headlines \u2013 like Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell or their accomplices. Rather, this moment belongs to the survivors, who are demanding justice and access to the information that\u2019s haunted their lives for decades.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n “We hope our elected officials courageously stand in a bi-partisan, non-partisan fashion with these brave women and their constituents, who want transparency and justice.”<\/p>\n Epstein had relationships with multiple U.S. presidents, including Donald Trump. Though Trump had previously attempted to squash a vote on the bill, per Politico<\/a>, he abruptly reversed his position Sunday night<\/a>, calling on House Republicans to release the files.<\/p>\n Follow Kristin & PhillyVoice on Twitter: @kristin_hunt
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