Epstein survivor breaks her silence on 'the list,' Mar-a-Lago and the fight for justice

The Briefing with Jen Psaki

MS NOW, Jen Psaki

Politics, News, Ms Now, Versant Media, Versant

4.4 • 975 Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Epstein survivor Sharlene Rochard tells Jen Psaki in an exclusive interview tonight that the people to whom she was trafficked include well-known names and some names that "have not been out there yet." Rochard explains how she was brought to "model parties" at Mar-a-Lago as a girl in her early teens, and discusses working with Sky and Amanda Roberts and survivors of Epstein's abuse to bring his associates to justice.

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0:00.0	Tonight, and you all know this because you're paid close attention, a bill that will compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files is currently on its way to Donald Trump's desk.
0:10.4	His team says he's going to sign that tomorrow. And let me just say that one more time. A bill that will compel the Justice Department to release the Epstein files is on its way to Donald Trump's desk. I have been in this town a very
0:24.5	long time. I've seen lots of bills pass, lots of bills stall, lots of bills fail. I just cannot
0:29.5	possibly overstate how remarkable that is. Donald Trump tried to desperately stop this night
0:35.2	from happening. He did everything he possibly could.
0:38.8	Mike Johnson did everything he possibly could to stop this night from happening.
0:43.5	Mike Johnson sent Congress home for a month over the summer to stop this from happening. Remember that?
0:49.2	Mike Johnson refused to swear in a duly elected member of Congress for over a month to stop this from happening.
0:56.7	Donald Trump's henchman tried to strongarm a Republican member of Congress in the situation room,
1:02.2	as if supporting the release of the Epstein files as a national security issue,
1:06.4	in order to stop this from happening.
1:09.5	None of it was enough.
1:10.9	None of it worked. They tried everything they could to stop this from happening. None of it was enough. None of it worked.
1:12.2	They tried everything they could to stop it.
1:15.1	And they failed.
1:16.7	And now that bill is on its way to Donald Trump's desk.
1:20.0	And just as remarkable as the story of today is,
1:22.9	is the story of how we arrived at today.
1:25.2	Because we would not be here without the activism
1:28.4	of so many fearless survivors
1:30.2	who have shared their incredibly traumatic personal stories
1:35.6	and pushed Congress to finally take action.
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