Epstein survivor condemns Trump for calling file release fight a ‘hoax’

Danielle Bensky, who was abused by Jeffrey Epstein, says president was ‘incredibly disrespectful’ in recent comments

A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse has condemned Donald Trump for dismissing the victims’ fight for transparency as a “hoax”.

Shortly after signing a bill to release the Epstein files, the US president posted a lengthy social media rant accusing Democrats of weaponising the scandal against him.

Danielle Bensky, 39, who was abused by Epstein as a teenager, said: “[Trump] made something very political out of something that could have been really a beautiful moment for our history and for women and for survivors everywhere.