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Stephen Lynch: “There were approximately 1,000 victims over the length of…”

Featuring: Stephen Lynch, Democratic | U.S. House Massachusetts, 8th Congressional District

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Congressman Stephen F. Lynch on "CNN News Central" February 2, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 01:57

In this imaginary world where she would answer questions before your committee today, what would be the first thing you would ask her? Well, she knows all the people who are involved in this network. There were approximately 1,000 victims over the length of this beginning, I believe, in 2005 or 2008 in Florida. So. And those victims weren't victimized just by Ghislaine, Maxwell and Epstein. There are a lot of people involved here, some very powerful people. And that would be my question, would be, name those names. (01:57–02:01)

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