has been a very emotional day uh for me and for my family. I think there was a lot of trepidation coming into today. Um, you know, concern about what would actually come out and what would, you know, what would continue to be um, held back. But one, there was a big victory today for us in that we finally saw my sister's 1996 FBI report. Maria uh, Farmer, you know, she has been so so um, come forward so often and said, "Why was nothing done. I reported this in 1996 and just to see that um in writing it it wa ...

Now to an NBC News investigation into a pattern of abuse at the world's largest Pentecostal denomination, the Assemblies of God. NBC News uncovered a 50-year pattern of sex abuse, silence, and cover up. And now some survivors are looking for change from the top.A warning, parts of this story are hard to hear. When Stephanie Davis was in sixth grade, she was part of a group for homeschooled kids at an Assemblies of God church in Jonesboro, Arkansas. >> This is most of our homeschool group.When it was time fo ...

We begin this hour with NBC News chief Capitol Hill correspondent Ryan Nobles, Miami Herald investigative reporter Ben Weider, and former assistant US attorney Nini Roka. Ryan, let's start with the documents oversight staffers hope to access today. And where does the investigation head next? So, this is going to be a trove of information that the House Oversight Committee staff, both Republican and Democrat, are going to be able to look through. We obviously know about the birthday book, which they'll be ab ...

Victims and Their Stories - The victims of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, many of whom were children at the time of the abuse, are now speaking out and demanding their stories be told [1][2][5] - These victims express feeling stronger together and are determined not to be silenced [6] - Some victims have faced threats and stalking as a result of speaking out [8][9] Political Implications - There is bipartisan movement to hold the president accountable for the release of files related to the case [3] - The victims' stories have shifted the focus from political conspiracy theories back to the crimes committed [12] - Some survivors initially hoped that the Trump administration would release the files, influenced by MAGA figures [14] - Trump's attempts to undermine the victims' accounts may backfire and increase their resolve [7] - Trump's current stance is seen as an attempt to prevent the truth from coming out, similar to his distancing from Operation Warp Speed [22] Key Individuals and Connections - Anushka de Giorgio met Ghislaine Maxwell in London as a teenager and was later introduced to Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump [10][11] - Donald Trump was reportedly friendly to Anushka de Giorgio, which makes his current reaction baffling [11] - Brad Edwards, a lawyer for the victims, interviewed Donald Trump in 2009 to get leads on Jeffrey Epstein [15][16]