Virginia Giuffre, known for her brave battle against the abuse she endured at the hands of Jeffery Epstein, had a pressing wish to have the ‘Epstein files’ made public before her tragic death this year, as her family revealed.
“She wanted her story to come out fully… and was actively advocating for that up until her passing,” Amanda Roberts, Giuffre’s sister-in-law, shared during an interview with NBC News on Thursday. “Her goal was simple: she sought both transparency and justice for what happened to her,” she further explained.
Recently, Giuffre’s situation has gained more media attention due to a renewed effort to disclose a significant batch of documents thought to hold detailed accounts of the horrific abuses carried out by Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, his long-time associate.
President Donald Trump weighed in on the matter this Tuesday, claiming that Epstein had ‘stolen’ Giuffre from his Mar-a-Lago resort, where Giuffre worked as a locker room attendant back in the summer of 2000, aged just 16.
According to statements from White House communications director Steven Cheung, Trump had previously expelled Epstein from Mar-a-Lago for inappropriate behavior.
The Giuffre family also made a public plea, urging the president against granting a pardon to Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year sentence for recruiting and trafficking underage girls for sexual exploitation.
When asked about the possibility of pardoning Maxwell last week, Trump acknowledged he hadn’t considered it, adding that he is “allowed to do it.”
A senior official from the administration stated to NBC News following the family’s statement that “there’s no discussion of leniency going on.”
Sadly, Epstein died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges related to federal sex trafficking.
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This article was originally published on NBCNews.com
