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TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, "SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS THE WORLD"

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On 2026-05-26, Representative Suhas Subramanyam (D-VA-10) delivered a floor speech titled "TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, "SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS TH" in the House.

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TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, "SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS THE WORLD"

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E492-E493] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, ``SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS THE WORLD'' ______ HON. SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM of virginia in the house of representatives Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, on May 12, 2026, Oversight Committee Democrats convened the first-ever hearing to solicit testimony from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes. The hearing, ``Survivors Fight for Justice: Exposing Epstein's Crimes in Palm Beach and Across the World,'' marked a critical step forward in the fight for justice and accountability. On behalf of all the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes, I rise to include in the Record the testimony offered by Sky and Amanda Roberts: My name is Sky Roberts, and I am the little brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre. I'm here today because without Virginia's courage and her story, we would not be having this conversation about accountability. In the summer of 2000, just steps away from this courtroom, at Mar-a-Lago, Virginia was recruited by convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. She was only 16 years old, a child who had just finished 10th grade, when she began being trafficked. Before her passing, Virginia gave sworn testimony exposing this for what it truly was: a global trafficking operation enabled, protected, and funded by powerful people. For years, survivors have been asked the same question: ``Who were the names?'' The truth is, many survivors stay silent because many of these individuals still hold power, wealth, and influence in our society. Point blank, Period, that is dangerous. No survivor should have to risk their safety just to be believed. But Virginia, she did it anyway. She stood up when others were afraid, told the truth under oath, and faced people she knew were powerful. Today, we lean on her courage once again, because she believed accountability should reach everyone involved, no matter their status or influence. If Virginia were here today, she would say these words herself. Since she cannot, I will say them for her as her little brother. With that, I'd like to share Virginia's own words from her sworn deposition dated May 3, 2016: ``They trafficked me to many people. Ok, please name a person that Ghislaine Maxwell directed you to have sex with. Prince Andrew. Ok, who else? As a whole, they both trafficked me to many people. Ok, Can you please tell me to whom Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to go have sex with another person. Glenn Dubin. Who else? Well, [Redacted] is another one. Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to have sex with [redacted]? And Glenn Dubin and Steve Kauffman were, like I said, the first people I was sent to after my training. [[Page E493]] And where does Alan Dershowitz fit into this group of people? Same. I can't tell you piece by piece by piece who. I know Glenn Dubin was first. Ok. And I know Steven Kauffman was one of the first that I was sent to. Alan Dershowitz could have been between there-- between, sorry, between Glenn and Steven.'' This is only a small sample of the thousands of stories that still remain untold. But the question today is no longer whether names exist. The question is: What will Congress and the Department of Justice do about it? Even if only a handful of names are known publicly, will there finally be investigations and accountability? With that, I'd like to turn it over to my wife, Amanda Roberts. First, I want to thank this committee, Representative Garcia, and everyone who continues to fight for accountability, transparency, and truth in the Epstein case and most importantly, for standing with survivors. Virginia's story was harrowing, but her courage was extraordinary. We are talking about millions of files: sworn testimony, depositions, emails, flight records, bank records, photographs, videos, and evidence collected over decades. Evidence that points to a network, not just two people who trafficked and abused over 1,200 victims. Epstein and Maxwell did not act alone. So when the Department of Justice says there is ``nothing to see here,'' survivors know what that sounds like. It sounds like a cover-up. Virginia wrote in Nobody's Girl ``Don't be fooled by those in Epstein's circle who said they didn't know what Epstein was doing.'' That sentence should guide this committee's work. Because ``I don't recall'' is not enough. When people like Les Wexner are asked about Epstein's finances and alleged connections to this network, the public deserves real answers. When Howard Lutnick has given changing accounts about his association with Epstein, that deserves scrutiny and resignations. When Former Prince Andrew denied knowing Virginia, despite evidence and testimony surrounding that encounter, that deserves scrutiny and investigation. And when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker accused of perjury, and shortly afterward she was moved to a minimum-security prison, that demands answers. So today, we ask for four things. First: Congress must hold the Department of Justice accountable, including contempt proceedings as the record has shown that the DOJ has Violated the law. Second: state investigations must continue and expand--in New Mexico, New York, Florida, the Virgin Islands, and everywhere this network operated. Third: this committee must issue further subpoenas and require alleged co-conspirators, enablers, financiers, and witnesses to testify under oath. Fourth: follow the money. The financial records are not secondary--they may be the key to exposing the full network. Suspicious payments, shell entities, possible tax violations, money laundering, and transactions connected to trafficking and abuse must be investigated aggressively. Because financial crimes can lead to real prosecutions. And finally: The Epstein and Maxwell investigations must be reopened. Not partially. Not quietly. Fully. Survivors and the public deserve the truth, and enablers must no longer hide behind wealth, power, or silence. ____________________

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TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, "SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS THE WORLD" Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 89 (Tuesday, May 26, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 89 (Tuesday, May 26, 2026)] [Extensions of Remarks] [Pages E492-E493] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] TESTIMONY OF SKY AND AMANDA ROBERTS, ``SURVIVORS FIGHT FOR JUSTICE: EXPOSING EPSTEIN'S CRIMES IN PALM BEACH AND ACROSS THE WORLD'' ______ HON. SUHAS SUBRAMANYAM of virginia in the house of representatives Tuesday, May 26, 2026 Mr. SUBRAMANYAM. Mr. Speaker, on May 12, 2026, Oversight Committee Democrats convened the first-ever hearing to solicit testimony from survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes. The hearing, ``Survivors Fight for Justice: Exposing Epstein's Crimes in Palm Beach and Across the World,'' marked a critical step forward in the fight for justice and accountability. On behalf of all the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's crimes, I rise to include in the Record the testimony offered by Sky and Amanda Roberts: My name is Sky Roberts, and I am the little brother of Virginia Roberts Giuffre. I'm here today because without Virginia's courage and her story, we would not be having this conversation about accountability. In the summer of 2000, just steps away from this courtroom, at Mar-a-Lago, Virginia was recruited by convicted trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell. She was only 16 years old, a child who had just finished 10th grade, when she began being trafficked. Before her passing, Virginia gave sworn testimony exposing this for what it truly was: a global trafficking operation enabled, protected, and funded by powerful people. For years, survivors have been asked the same question: ``Who were the names?'' The truth is, many survivors stay silent because many of these individuals still hold power, wealth, and influence in our society. Point blank, Period, that is dangerous. No survivor should have to risk their safety just to be believed. But Virginia, she did it anyway. She stood up when others were afraid, told the truth under oath, and faced people she knew were powerful. Today, we lean on her courage once again, because she believed accountability should reach everyone involved, no matter their status or influence. If Virginia were here today, she would say these words herself. Since she cannot, I will say them for her as her little brother. With that, I'd like to share Virginia's own words from her sworn deposition dated May 3, 2016: ``They trafficked me to many people. Ok, please name a person that Ghislaine Maxwell directed you to have sex with. Prince Andrew. Ok, who else? As a whole, they both trafficked me to many people. Ok, Can you please tell me to whom Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to go have sex with another person. Glenn Dubin. Who else? Well, [Redacted] is another one. Ghislaine Maxwell asked you to have sex with [redacted]? And Glenn Dubin and Steve Kauffman were, like I said, the first people I was sent to after my training. [[Page E493]] And where does Alan Dershowitz fit into this group of people? Same. I can't tell you piece by piece by piece who. I know Glenn Dubin was first. Ok. And I know Steven Kauffman was one of the first that I was sent to. Alan Dershowitz could have been between there-- between, sorry, between Glenn and Steven.'' This is only a small sample of the thousands of stories that still remain untold. But the question today is no longer whether names exist. The question is: What will Congress and the Department of Justice do about it? Even if only a handful of names are known publicly, will there finally be investigations and accountability? With that, I'd like to turn it over to my wife, Amanda Roberts. First, I want to thank this committee, Representative Garcia, and everyone who continues to fight for accountability, transparency, and truth in the Epstein case and most importantly, for standing with survivors. Virginia's story was harrowing, but her courage was extraordinary. We are talking about millions of files: sworn testimony, depositions, emails, flight records, bank records, photographs, videos, and evidence collected over decades. Evidence that points to a network, not just two people who trafficked and abused over 1,200 victims. Epstein and Maxwell did not act alone. So when the Department of Justice says there is ``nothing to see here,'' survivors know what that sounds like. It sounds like a cover-up. Virginia wrote in Nobody's Girl ``Don't be fooled by those in Epstein's circle who said they didn't know what Epstein was doing.'' That sentence should guide this committee's work. Because ``I don't recall'' is not enough. When people like Les Wexner are asked about Epstein's finances and alleged connections to this network, the public deserves real answers. When Howard Lutnick has given changing accounts about his association with Epstein, that deserves scrutiny and resignations. When Former Prince Andrew denied knowing Virginia, despite evidence and testimony surrounding that encounter, that deserves scrutiny and investigation. And when Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche met with Ghislaine Maxwell, a convicted sex trafficker accused of perjury, and shortly afterward she was moved to a minimum-security prison, that demands answers. So today, we ask for four things. First: Congress must hold the Department of Justice accountable, including contempt proceedings as the record has shown that the DOJ has Violated the law. Second: state investigations must continue and expand--in New Mexico, New York, Florida, the Virgin Islands, and everywhere this network operated. Third: this committee must issue further subpoenas and require alleged co-conspirators, enablers, financiers, and witnesses to testify under oath. Fourth: follow the money. The financial records are not secondary--they may be the key to exposing the full network. Suspicious payments, shell entities, possible tax violations, money laundering, and transactions connected to trafficking and abuse must be investigated aggressively. Because financial crimes can lead to real prosecutions. And finally: The Epstein and Maxwell investigations must be reopened. Not partially. Not quietly. Fully. Survivors and the public deserve the truth, and enablers must no longer hide behind wealth, power, or silence. ____________________