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www.newsindiatimes.com – that’s all you need to know Reps. Khanna And Massie Bring Survivors Of Epstein Abuse To Capitol Hill To Call For Release Of All Secret Files S urvivors of deceased financier Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking ring called on Congress to pass legisla- tion requiring the Trump admin- istration to release all unclassified material gathered in a federal investiga- tion of the operation, including informa- tion on clients who abused underage girls. Flanked by Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Demo- crat Ro Khanna of California, survivors and their lawyers charged that the federal government has protected people com- plicit in Epstein’s crimes by keeping files secret. Even the survivors’ attorneys have been barred from sharing some docu- ments, they said. “Jeffrey Epstein received greater protec- tion than any of the victims for years,” Brad Edwards, an attorney for some of the survivors, said during a press conference at the US Capitol onWednesday. “While we have seen the documents, you haven’t. And when you see the documents, you will be appalled.” Massie, who has frequently sparred with Trump, and Khanna have launched a campaign to deploy a seldom-used pro- cedural maneuver known as a discharge petition to force a House vote on releas- ing the material against the opposition of Republican party leaders. “The perpetrators are being protected because they are rich and powerful,” Massie said during the press conference. If the two lawmakers can gain the back- ing of a majority of House members, they can bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson, who ordinarily controls what legislation comes to a vote. All House Democrats support the discharge petition. Massie said only two more Republican lawmakers need to sign on in order for the legislation to advance. “The truth needs to come out, and the government holds the truth,” said Re- publican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, one of the handful of Republicans who has signed the discharge petition. “We have to fight like hell for those who are enduring sexual abuse and are living in a prison of shame,” Greene said. “All of the fault belongs to the evil people that do these things to the innocent.” House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, an ally of President Don- ald Trump, has subpoenaed the Justice Department for the documents but critics including Khanna and Massie say the committee’s approach has shielded much of the files from public view. Trump has continued to be pressed about his previous relationship with Epstein, who died in prison in 2019 as he faced sex-trafficking charges. The president has acknowledged he had a personal relationship with Epstein long ago and attended social gatherings with him but has denied knowing any- thing about his sex-trafficking operation. Trump has called controversy over the Epstein files “a big hoax.” The oversight committee conducted closed door testimonies of former govern- ment officials including former Attorney General William Barr, with only brief statements to describe their depositions. Massie has derided the panel’s work as “smoke and mirrors.” -Bloomberg PHOTO:screenshotfromvideo on X @RoKhanna PHOTO:Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg Congressman Ro Khanna, D-California, speaking at the press conference on Capitol Hill, surrounded by some of the Epstein abuse survivors, September 3, 2025. Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, center, during a news conference outside the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025. By Jamie Tarabay, Chris Strohm and Jimmy Jenkins Jasveen Sangha Aka “Ketamine Queen” Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Fatal Dose To Actor Matthew Perry A San Fernando Valley woman who had agreed to plead guilty on August 18, 2025, to federal criminal charges, including that she provided the ketamine that ultimate- ly resulted in the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023, entered her formal guilty plea September 3, 2025, in a California court. Jasveen Sangha, 42, a.k.a. “Ketamine Queen,” of North Hollywood, is a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom, has been in federal custody since August 2024. Upon entering her guilty plea, Sangha faces her sentencing hearing – which is expected to occur in the coming months – a statutory maximum sentence of 20 years in federal prison on the drug-involved premises count, up to 10 years in federal prison for each ketamine distribution count, and up to 15 years in federal prison for the count of distribution of ketamine resulting in death or serious bodily injury, a Justice Department press release said. According to her plea agreement, Sangha worked with Erik Fleming, 55, of Hawthorne, to knowingly distribute ketamine to Perry, a successful actor and author whose struggles with drug addic- tion were well documented, the Justice Department noted in its press release of Aug. 18. In October 2023, Sangha and Fleming sold Perry 51 vials of ketamine, which were provided to Kenneth Iwamasa, 60, of Toluca Lake, Perry’s live-in personal assistant. Leading up to Perry’s death, Iwamasa repeatedly injected Perry with the ket- amine that Sangha supplied to Fleming. Specifically, on October 28, 2023, Iwamasa injected Perry with at least three shots of Sangha’s ketamine, which caused Perry’s death. After learning from news reports of Perry’s death, Sangha called Fleming on Signal to discuss how to distance them- selves from it, the Justice Department said. That day, Sangha updated the set- tings on the Signal apps to automatically delete her messages with Fleming. She further instructed Fleming to “Delete all our messages.” Two days after Perry’s death, Fleming left Sangha a voicemail on Signal and texted, “Please call . . . Got more info and want to bounce ideas off you. I’m 90% sure everyone is protected. I never dealt with [Perry]. Only his Assistant. So the Assistant was the enabler. Also they are doing a 3 month tox screening . . . Does K stay in your system or is it immediately flushed out[?].” In her plea agreement, Sangha also admitted to selling four vials of ketamine to victim Cody McLaury in August 2019. McLaury died hours later from a drug overdose. Sangha also admitted in her plea agreement to possessing with intent to distribute various drugs at her North Hollywood residence. In March 2023, law enforcement searched the residence and found 1.7 kilograms of pressed pills containing methamphetamine, 79 vials of liquid ketamine, MDMA (Ecstasy) tablets, counterfeit Xanax pills, baggies contain- ing powdered ketamine and cocaine, and other drug trafficking items such as a gold money counting machine, a scale, a wire- less signal and hidden camera detector, drug packaging materials, and $5,723 in cash. She further admitted to using her North Hollywood residence to store, pack- age, and distribute narcotics, including ketamine and methamphetamine, since at least June 2019. According to news reports, Sangha’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for De- cember 10. By a StaffWriter Jasveen Sangha PHOTO:https://www.instagram.com/p/CdL7S2bv3OC/ (@jasveen_s) News India Times (September 6, 2025 - September 12, 2025) September 12, 2025 12 Community