ByZachary Folk,
Forbes Staff.
Survivors of abuse from Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell pushed back on President Donald Trump’s characterization of the ongoing Epstein files release as a “hoax,” which he doubled down on in comments Wednesday.
“We are tired of looking at the news and seeing Jeffrey Epstein's name and saying that this is a hoax,” said Marina Lacerda, who identified herself as one of the victims Epstein abused and spoke out for the first time on Wednesday.
Both Lacerda and survivor Haley Robson insisted the scandal was “not a hoax,” with Robson, who called herself a registered Republican, adding “we are real human beings, this is real trauma.”
