A lawyer representing victims of Jeffrey Epstein said Wednesday that the American public is ‘going to be appalled’ about documents relating to the disgraced late financier that have not been released by the federal government. 

‘The government has mistreated them after Jeffrey Epstein mistreated them,’ Bradley Edwards said of the victims in Washington, D.C.

Edwards spoke during a news conference that is part of an effort by Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to pass through the House a procedural motion known as a discharge petition, which could force a House vote urging the Justice Department to release the Epstein files. 

‘We filed lawsuits against Jeffrey Epstein, against his estate and against two financial institutions – JP Morgan and Deutsche Bank – that prove that they provided, knowingly provided the financial infrastructure for a sex trafficking operation. Unfortunately, all of the documents and evidence that we have worked so hard to gather hide behind protective orders, confidentiality agreements and bank secrecy laws,’ Edwards said.

‘That is why this discharge petition is so important. While we have seen the documents, you haven’t, and when you see the documents, you’re going to be appalled, and the American people deserve to see everything,’ he added.

‘When you sign this discharge petition, it should mean nothing is off limits. The documents in the possession of the CIA should be made available. Those in the possession of the FBI going back decades should be made available. The SEC financial records… should be made available,’ Edwards continued, as he stood alongside the victims. 

‘Everybody knows that evil flourishes in the darkness. Corruption flourishes in secrecy. It is time right now to make a difference for the women that are behind me right now,’ Edwards added. 

President Donald Trump on Wednesday called the push to release files relating to Jeffrey Epstein ‘a Democrat hoax because they’re trying to get people to talk about something that’s totally irrelevant to the success that we’ve had as a nation since I’ve been president.’ 

‘I understand that we were subpoenaed to give files, and I understand we’ve given thousands of pages of files. And I know that no matter what you do, it’s going to keep going,’ Trump told reporters at the White House. ‘And really I think it’s enough because I think we should talk about the greatness of our country and the success that we’re having. I think we’re probably having, according to what I read, even from two people in this room, we’re having the most successful eight months of any president ever. And that’s what I want to talk about. That’s what we should be talking about, not the Epstein hoax.’ 

Epstein died in prison six years ago while awaiting federal charges related to sex trafficking.

‘This is not a hoax. This is real. There are real survivors,’ Massie said earlier. ‘There are real victims to this criminal enterprise, and the perpetrators are being protected because they’re rich and powerful and political donors to the establishment here in Washington, D.C. So today we’re standing with the survivors, and we’re giving them a voice.’ 

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., also said Wednesday that ‘the women behind me have never received justice.’

‘And do you want to know why? It’s because Jeffrey Epstein somehow was able to walk among the most rich, powerful people, not only in America, but foreign countries. Yesterday I heard countries like Saudi Arabia, Russia and even Israel and other countries,’ Greene said. ‘The truth needs to come out, and the government holds the truth that the cases that are sealed hold the truth. Jeffrey Epstein’s estate holds the truth. The FBI, the DOJ, and the CIA holds the truth. And the truth we are demanding.’

Epstein victim Jena-Lisa Jones said Wednesday that she ‘was only 14 years old when my friend brought me over to Jeffrey Epstein’s house in Palm Beach in 2003.’

‘I always did my best in school, and I had such a positive outlook on life,’ she said. ‘Until that day that I met Jeffrey, I have never been more scared in my life than I was that first time that he hurt me. I remember crying the entire way home, thinking about how I couldn’t ever tell anyone about what actually happened in that house.’

‘It was really hard for me to find my voice and to become strong enough to speak about my abuse,’ she also said, thanking Massie and Khanna for hosting her. ‘Together, we can finally make a change. And that is thanks to the people like these two Congressmen and their teams who actually care about the victims.’

Jones also appealed to President Donald Trump directly. 

‘If you are a member of Congress and you are listening to all of us speak here today, please really listen to us. Please vote for this bill to be passed,’ Jones said. ‘Please, President Trump, pass this bill and help us. Make us feel like our voices are finally being heard.’ 

Another Epstein victim, Lisa Phillips, said Wednesday that ‘us Epstein survivors have been discussing creating our own list.’ 

‘We know the names. Many of us were abused by them. Now, together as survivors, we will confidentially compile the names we all know, who were regularly in the Epstein world. And it will be done by survivors and for survivors. No one else is involved. Stay tuned for more details,’ she said.

Another victim, Anouska de Georgiou, said she ‘was abused by Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell for over ten years.

‘Ghislaine Maxwell was present for some of my abuse at the hand of Jeffrey Epstein. She was present. She was complicit. She was enabling. And it is appalling and disgusting. And it’s one of my worst nightmares… the possibility that is very much going around that she might be pardoned. This is not okay, guys. This is not okay.’

Fox News Digital’s Paul Steinhauser and Elizabeth Elkind contributed to this report.

Eight fighter jets will conduct a flyover when Polish President Karol Nawrocki arrives at the White House Wednesday morning, Fox News Digital has learned. 

President Donald Trump’s meeting with Nawrocki, whom Trump backed in the Polish elections earlier in 2025, comes amid ongoing negotiations between Poland’s neighboring Russia and Ukraine to end the conflict between the two countries. 

‘President Trump is looking forward to welcoming President Nawrocki to the White House, who recently won a historic election in Poland,’ White House spokeswoman Anna Kelly said in a Tuesday statement to Fox News Digital. The ‘spectacular flyover will honor the memory of a brave Polish fighter pilot whose life was tragically taken too soon and capture the special relationship between our two countries.’

Four F-16 fighter jets are slated to perform a missing man formation Wednesday to honor a Polish army F-16 pilot who died in an August crash during a rehearsal for an airshow in Radom, Poland. 

Additionally, four F-35 fighter jets will also fly over the White House to recognize the relationship between the U.S. and Poland. The U.S. sells F-35 fighter jets to allies, including Poland, and the State Department signed off on a potential $1.85 billion sale of sustainment equipment for the F-35 to Poland in August. 

Likewise, the U.S. started training Polish aviators to operate the F-35 in May at Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Arkansas. 

All crew members participating in the flyover are American. Those flying the F-16 aircraft are from the D.C. Air National Guard based out of Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, and the F-35 pilots are from Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida. 

A missing man formation occurs during a flyover when one aircraft breaks off from the rest, recognizing the missing or fallen service member. 

This isn’t the first time a flyover has occurred when the Polish president has visited the White House. One was also conducted in 2019 during Trump’s first term when then-Polish President Andrzej Duda arrived in Washington. 

Nawrocki’s visit comes as Russian President Vladimir Putin has escalated his attacks against Ukraine, despite a meeting in August with Trump in Anchorage, Alaska, in an attempt to advance a peace deal. 

Meanwhile, the Trump administration has sought to work with European allies in recent weeks on nailing down various security guarantees for Ukraine to safeguard against Russian aggression again. 

While Trump initially said a trilateral meeting with both Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in the works following his meeting with Putin, Russia has shown disinterest in such a meeting.

As a result, Trump said Tuesday there would be consequences if Putin failed to meet with Zelenskyy. 

‘We’re going to see what happens,’ Trump told reporters Tuesday. ‘We’re going to see what they do and what happens. I’m watching it very closely … I want to see it end.’ 

Nawrocki is slated to arrive at the White House at 11 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. 

President Xi Jinping declared China’s ‘great rejuvenation’ unstoppable on Wednesday as he used the country’s largest-ever military parade to hint at reunification with Taiwan and to flaunt advanced weapons designed to rival American power.

Xi said the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) would ‘resolutely safeguard national sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity,’ underscoring Beijing’s ambitions toward Taiwan. ‘The great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation is unstoppable,’ he added.

The 70-minute spectacle marked the 80th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. Thousands of troops goose-stepped through Tiananmen Square, followed by columns of tanks, missile carriers and drones.

Xi has repeatedly set 2027, the 100th anniversary of the PLA, as a deadline for military modernization — a timeline U.S. officials warn could coincide with preparations for an invasion of Taiwan.

China showed off its full nuclear triad — missiles launched from land, sea and air. That included the DF-41 intercontinental ballistic missile, capable of traveling 12,400 miles, putting the U.S. mainland within range.

Analysts paid special attention to what appeared to be a new DF-61 hypersonic missile carried on a WS2400 truck. The weapon is believed to be designed to outpace U.S. missile defenses. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles and long-range bombers rounded out the display of nuclear muscle.

The PLA also rolled out stealth drones — like the GJ-11 ‘Sharp Sword’ UCAV and other ‘loyal wingman’ drones — alongside AI-enhanced tanks, hypersonic weapons, underwater drones and other futuristic systems.

Amphibious assault vehicles hinted at preparations for a Taiwan contingency. Beijing also highlighted cyber and space capabilities, signaling ambitions beyond conventional battlefields.

Xi watched the procession flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un — a not-so-subtle signal of solidarity among America’s adversaries.

After the parade, Putin and Kim met behind closed doors for two hours. Putin thanked Kim for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine, Chinese state media reported.

President Donald Trump weighed in on Truth Social, addressing Xi directly: ‘Please give my warmest regards to Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong Un, as you conspire against The United States of America.’

Around two dozen world leaders watched from the stands, including Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. Only two heads of state from Europe — Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico — accepted China’s invitation, as Western allies largely stayed away.

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te dismissed the spectacle as ‘psychological intimidation.’ 

The show of force came just months after the U.S. staged its own military parade in Washington to mark the Army’s 250th birthday, in a signal that China intends to match and eventually surpass American military power.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., is facing a GOP-led censure resolution on Wednesday after her fiery remarks at a pro-Palestinian conference.

Tlaib spoke at the People’s Conference for Palestine in Detroit over the weekend, where she condemned both Democrats and Republicans for supporting Israel as its military campaign in Gaza continues.

Rep. Buddy Carter, R-Ga., who introduced the measure, accused Tlaib of ‘vilifying her colleagues, endangering the lives of Jewish people, and celebrating terrorism.’

‘Her conduct is beneath that of a civilized person, let alone a member of Congress. I am calling on the House of Representatives to censure her remarks and put Democrats on notice for enabling and cheering on antisemitism in their own party,’ Carter told Fox News Digital.

The Detroit-area progressive, the first Palestinian-American elected to Congress, targeted the institution itself in her remarks. ‘Outside of the decaying halls of the empire in Washington, D.C., we are winning. They are scared.’

She also brushed off colleagues’ concerns about anti-Israel protests near their offices.

‘They are scared. They send me videos and messages of people protesting in front of their district offices, people showing up at their town halls, and I was like, we’re not all related. Those are fellow Americans,’ Tlaib said. ‘Maybe you should meet with them and listen.’

Carter’s resolution referenced other speakers at the event, tying their rhetoric to Tlaib’s participation.

He pointed to remarks by Aisha Nizar, an activist with the Palestinian Youth Movement, who discussed disrupting the U.S. supply chain for F-35 combat aircraft.

‘If one specific node of the F-35 supply chain is intervened in, it has a huge impact for our people back home,’ Nizar said. ‘We need to be surgical. We need to be strategic. And we need to be bold in our actions. Because there are many different points of these supply chains of death that we can intervene in.’

Another participant, Nidal Jboor, founder of Doctors Against Genocide, reportedly said of leaders in the U.S., Europe and Israel, ‘They must be locked up, taken out, neutralized to save children and humanity,’ according to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute.

It remains unclear how closely Tlaib is tied to those figures, but Carter’s resolution links her speech to past controversies over her criticism of Israel.

‘Representative Rashida Tlaib has repeatedly displayed conduct entirely unbecoming of a member of the House of Representatives by calling for the destruction of the state of Israel and by dangerously promoting terrorism and extremism, while Israeli and American hostages remain in terrorist captivity,’ the resolution states.

Carter is running for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2026.

Israel’s military campaign in Gaza — which international organizations warn has created famine conditions — was launched in response to Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, terror attack that killed more than 1,000 people in southern Israel, many of them civilians in their homes.

The conflict has split lawmakers in both parties, with a growing number of Democrats and even some Republicans criticizing the magnitude of Israel’s response.

The Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry claims tens of thousands of Palestinians have been killed since Oct. 7.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Tlaib’s office for comment.