Despite the overwhelming flood of distractions coming from the White House, we haven’t forgotten the Epstein files — and the fight to get justice for survivors. Many citizen journalists are still digging through documents released by Trump’s DOJ — even though officials have refused to follow the law and make millions more public.
Ellie Leonard is one of those citizen journalists who has taken up the mantle with her Substack, The Panicked Writer. Eliie joined Susan J. Demas on a special edition of First Draft to drive home the importance of taking a stand survivors. She’s also built an impressive community of investigators to dig deeper into the files and talks about some of her recent discoveries.
