Three Epstein survivors confronted Rep. James Comer (R-KY) in a moment that made the GOP lawmaker visibly uncomfortable, just minutes before a closed-door interview with former Attorney General Pam Bondi was set to question her on Friday about deceased sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.
As Comer was taking questions from the press, he was forced to respond to the victims who were on Capitol Hill before the House Oversight Committee meeting. The closed-door interview was not videotaped but was expected to focus on the "sloppy rollout of the Epstein files," MS NOW anchor Ali Vitali reported.
"In a remarkablemoment just a short time ago, agroup of Epstein survivorspeppered oversight committee Chair James Comer with theirown questions ahead of Bondi's session," Vitali said.
"These people cannot bebrought in under transcribedinterviews. Can you ensure thatthey would please be brought inunder oath?" Sharlene Rochard, an Epstein survivor, asked Comer.
The chairman of the committee seemed surprised by the line of questioning.
"If you lie to Congress, it'sa felony," Comer said. "So it's, you know,we're bringing them in. We'rebringing people in that havenever been brought in before."
"Survivors' names over andover and over were exposed," Liz Stein, Epstein survivor, told Comer. "Yetwe see time and time again,perpetrators names have beenredacted when they shouldn'thave been. Are we going to getsome answers?"
Comer responded.
"I hope so, those are thequestions we're going to ask," he said. "And you know, we're doing this.We want justice for thesurvivors."
Vitali commented on the moment.
"Stunning to see themconfront Comer themselves," Vitali added.
