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Epstein files take back seat in midterms but experts say issue has not gone away

World news | The Guardian·Victoria Bekiempis·6 days ago
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As US voters head to the polls for crucial and fraught midterm elections, some survivors’ advocates in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation have expressed concern that the scandal could recede into the background.

Political experts believe, however, the Epstein issue is not going away permanently and that many voters can balance day-to-day concerns such as affordability and AI with the scandal involving the late financier and accused sex trafficker whose social circle was widespread among America’s elite.

“My greatest concern is not that the public will forget Jeffrey Epstein, but that the politicians and institutions responsible for accountability will use the chaos of world events as an excuse to move on,” said Spencer Kuvin of Goldlaw, who has represented multiple Epstein survivors.

Kuvin added: “Wars, economic crises and political controversies may dominate the headlines, but they do not erase the suffering of the victims or the unanswered questions about how Epstein and his powerful associates were…

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