By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-i-was-called-a-traitor-by-trump-but-epstein-survivors-are-patriots-taylor-greene-says Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter WATCH: ‘I was called a traitor’ by Trump but Epstein survivors are patriots, Greene says Politics Nov 18, 2025 12:54 PM EST Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hailed the courage of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse survivors and pushed back on President Donald Trump’s personal attacks for her advocacy of the release of more Justice Department files. Watch the clip in the video player above. “These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight, and they did it by banding together and never giving up,” Greene said Tuesday. “And that’s what we did by fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the president of the United States, in order to make this vote happen today.” WATCH LIVE: House expected to vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files Greene spoke during a news conference on Capitol Hill alongside Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., as well as survivors and their loved ones. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The House is expected to vote on a measure Tuesday that would force the Justice Department to release its case files on Epstein. Trump, a onetime friend of the late financier and convicted sex offender, has called the controversy a “hoax.” On Sunday, he reversed his position on the legislation to release the files and called on House Republicans to support the bill. The president has also criticized Greene, a longtime ally, calling her “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene.” WATCH: Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote to release Epstein files Standing with survivors, the congresswoman fired back at the president. “I’ve never owed him anything, but I fought for him, for the policies and for America first,” she said. “He called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off the discharge petition.” She added that the “real test” would be whether the DOJ and other institutions actually release their Epstein files after the vote. READ MORE: Read Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released emails about Trump Greene also thanked her fellow lawmakers, Khanna and Massie, for “doing something that is much needed in America: crossing the political aisle that has become bigger than the Grand Canyon.” A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now By — Dan Cooney Dan Cooney Dan Cooney is the PBS NewsHour's Social Media Producer/Coordinator. @IAmDanCooney
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hailed the courage of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse survivors and pushed back on President Donald Trump’s personal attacks for her advocacy of the release of more Justice Department files. Watch the clip in the video player above. “These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight, and they did it by banding together and never giving up,” Greene said Tuesday. “And that’s what we did by fighting so hard against the most powerful people in the world, even the president of the United States, in order to make this vote happen today.” WATCH LIVE: House expected to vote on releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files Greene spoke during a news conference on Capitol Hill alongside Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., as well as survivors and their loved ones. Educate your inbox Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else. Enter your email address Subscribe Form error message goes here. Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm. The House is expected to vote on a measure Tuesday that would force the Justice Department to release its case files on Epstein. Trump, a onetime friend of the late financier and convicted sex offender, has called the controversy a “hoax.” On Sunday, he reversed his position on the legislation to release the files and called on House Republicans to support the bill. The president has also criticized Greene, a longtime ally, calling her “Marjorie ‘Traitor’ Greene.” WATCH: Trump feuds with MAGA ally ahead of vote to release Epstein files Standing with survivors, the congresswoman fired back at the president. “I’ve never owed him anything, but I fought for him, for the policies and for America first,” she said. “He called me a traitor for standing with these women and refusing to take my name off the discharge petition.” She added that the “real test” would be whether the DOJ and other institutions actually release their Epstein files after the vote. READ MORE: Read Jeffrey Epstein’s newly released emails about Trump Greene also thanked her fellow lawmakers, Khanna and Massie, for “doing something that is much needed in America: crossing the political aisle that has become bigger than the Grand Canyon.” A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now