Mr. President Donald J. Trump, I am a registered Republican, not that that matters because this is not political.

However, I cordially invite you to the Capitol to meet me in person so you can understand this is not a hoax.

We are real human beings. This is real trauma.

That was Haley Robson, one of the Jeffrey Epstein accusers who spoke yesterday on Capitol Hill,

the group called on Congress to release all of the files in the Justice Department's years-long

investigation of the convicted sex offender. The question is, how will lawmakers respond now?

Meanwhile, President Trump appears to be backtracking on sending National Guard troops to Chicago,

but a Republican governor says he would accept the

federal assistance in his state. The question is, are the troops actually needed in New Orleans

and other places there? Plus, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is set to testify this

morning amid chaos at the CDC and controversial vaccine-related decisions. The question is,

how will he defend his actions as the country's top health official?

It's way too early for this.

Good morning and welcome to way too early, the show that was deeply moved by the stories shared on Capitol Hill yesterday.

I'm Allie Vitale on this Thursday, September 4th, and that's where we begin, with a group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors speaking publicly on Capitol Hill yesterday, calling on Congress to pass the Epstein Files Transparency Act and release all files from the Justice Department's investigation into the deceased sex offender.

Many of the women shared their deeply personal stories, some for the first time of sexual abuse at the hands of Epstein,

and his convicted co-conspirator Gileane Maxwell, all while demanding transparency.

That is why the Epstein Files Transparency Act is so essential.

It requires the Department of Justice release all the records related to Epstein and

Maxwell investigations, flight logs, immunity deals, internal communications, and even the

records surrounding Epstein's detention and death.

And crucially, it forbids withholding documents simply because of embarrassment,

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