Rep. Ro Khanna

I don't agree with him on everything.

Very committed to the community.

A great immigrant story.

I would never describe someone like Jensen Wong as part of the Epstein class.

So it's not just the billionaire.

it's a specific they're extra they're billionaires who do extraordinary things for the world warren buffett you know is by and large done incredible things i don't believe that just because someone is a millionaire or just because they're a billionaire that that makes them suspect it is the use of your money and privilege to defy the law uh to abuse the law to think you're above the law that uh

is what enrages Americans.

Most Americans like people to build wealth and admire economic success.

It's the corrupting influence is where we draw the line.

So we first brought this up in 2019 under Elijah Cummings on the Epstein files.

But we should have brought more attention to this during the Biden years.

And I believe that should have been brought to attention years ago, decades ago, having talked to these survivors.

So I'm not going to give a free pass to previous administrations.

I mean, obviously, we should have.

The reality is, though, they couldn't have released these files under the garland.

Bondi couldn't have until we passed the law, right?

It's only when we passed the law that they could then override the privacy concerns of Justice Department policies and get these out.

So if you're saying that we should have as a political matter, as a moral matter, called for the release of these files and accountabilities years before Donald Trump became president, you're absolutely right.

Right.

In fact, initially, Massey and I gave Trump credit when we started this, saying, you know, Donald Trump brought this up.