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Edwards adv. Epstein Telephone interview with Virginia Roberts Page 21 of 23 law and that there is people that still believe in it. So that’s it. Thank you guys for listening to me, hearing me out and helping me. It’s kind of hard to get through. JS: | Thank you very much. Yes, I’m sure it has been very difficult and I am very appreciative of the courage you have shown in doing what you have done, which really brings me to the last subject, and that is what was it that motivated you to go public with all of this? V: Sharon Richard contacted me. I like her, I do, I like her a lot. I know she’s a journalist, and journalists are normally bloodsucking leeches, but I like her for that, but she is an honest bloodsucking leech. She told me a lot about what was still going on, and she showed me a picture of Jeffrey with a little girl who looks like she could have been 12 years old. I mean it was disgusting. I agreed to talk with her, I never agreed to do anything until she showed me some pictures, and at that stage, being a mother of 3 children and having a daughter who I would do anything for to protect, I would put my neck on the line to make sure she never has to go through what I had to go through, and knowing all of this, and knowing that he’s still out there doing the same exact thing with no regrets, no remorse, no worry about what he’s doing to those girls, and all those girls feeling the same way that I did, so I, you know, I’m doing it because I believe in my heart of hearts it’s the right thing to do. It’s what I would want somebody to do for my daughter or my sister or my friend, and it saddens me to know that it’s still going on right now. It’s like the seashell story. I don’t know if you’re heard the story about the little kid who throws back a starfish, you know, the little brother tries to ask his sister, “why do you throw them in, they’re all gonna die anyways, the little girl says “well, it’s this one that I can help, and this one that I can help,” and that’s what I feel like I’m doing. I’m making a small dent in this big world we live in. JS: I certainly appreciate that courage, and I have heard that story, and you’re absolutely right, that one person may not be able to make a difference for everyone, but one person can make a difference for someone, and hopefully, you are making a difference for someone, and we’re gonna do the best we can to make sure you are making a difference for as many people as possible. Vv: Thanks Jack. JS: Just a few other follow up things I want to ask you and again, if any of these questions are questions that you’re uncomfortable in responding to, then don’t hesitate to tell me that. Do you have any recollection of Jeffrey Epstein’s specifically telling you that “Bill Clinton owes me favors”? V: Yes. I do. It was a laugh though. He would laugh it off. You know, I remember asking Jeffrey what’s Bill Clinton doing here kind of thing, and he laughed it off and said well he owes me a favor. He never told me what favors they were. I never knew. I didn’t know if he was serious. It was just a joke. JS: Where was here? HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_012127