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A survivor of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse publicly criticized FBI Director Kash Patel for celebrating with the U.S. men’s hockey team, while Epstein’s accomplices remain at large.
Dani Bensky, who was present at Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as a guest of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, compared the government’s treatment of her to the abuse she suffered from Epstein.
“I turn to the government for support, yet they respond with the same kind of gaslighting and manipulation that Jeffrey and Ghislaine used,” she expressed. “Despite the DOJ’s promises of prioritizing our safety, it seems they only seek to exploit us further.”
Bensky pointed out Patel specifically, whose viral celebration with the hockey team raised suspicions about whether taxpayer funds were involved.
“Why is the FBI director out partying like a college student instead of probing into the extensive criminal operations?” Bensky questioned.
‘This administration needs to do better,’ she concluded, even attacking Trump for saying his ‘sympathies are going to the former Prince Andrew and not the survivors.’
She demanded Trump release ‘all of the files,’ then asked Congress to hold those alleged of wrongdoing accountable and to pass Virginia’s Law.
The bill, named after late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre, would eliminate the statute of limitations that has shielded sex traffickers such as Epstein.
A victim of Jeffrey Epstein hit out at FBI Director Kash Patel for partying with the United States’ men’s hockey team
Dani Bensky (pictured center) singled out Patel, whose beer chugging celebration with the team went viral and drew questions over whether he used taxpayer money to do so
Schumer praised Bensky when announcing her as his guest for the State of the Union.
‘Dani has turned unimaginable pain into unrelenting advocacy. Survivors deserve justice. Trump must end the cover-up and release the full Epstein files – NOW,’ Schumer wrote in an X post.
Patel – an amateur hockey player and avid fan – flew to Italy earlier this week on a government jet. His journey to Europe, which could cost taxpayers up to $75,000, sparked a backlash – despite the FBI insisting: ‘It is not a personal trip.’
He was in the stands in Milan on Sunday as Mike Sullivan’s team came from behind to beat their bitter rivals 2-1 in overtime – just days after the US women’s team won gold in exactly the same fashion.
After the game, Patel paid tribute to the victorious US team and headed into the locker room to join in the celebrations.
A video, shared on social media by outlets including ProPublica and the Washington Post, appears to show Patel drinking and spraying a bottle of beer. He then bangs on a table and celebrates wildly before a gold medal is draped over his neck.
The FBI director had earlier posted pictures from inside the locker room. He posed alongside Sullivan and a number of players including Jack Hughes, who scored the goal that secured gold.
The photos and videos have sparked fury among many Americans, given the FBI’s claims that this was a business trip. His journey to Italy also comes at a time when law enforcement is involved in a number of high-profile cases such as the search for Nancy Guthrie and the death of a gunman shot at Mar-a-Lago.
Bensky attended Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as a guest of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer
FBI director Kash Patel is pictured inside the locker room alongside Team USA hockey stars
Patel took pictures with a number of players after they secured Olympic glory in Milan
But Patel later posted on social media: ‘For the very concerned media – yes, I love America and was extremely humbled when my friends, the newly minted Gold Medal winners on Team USA, invited me into the locker room to celebrate this historic moment with the boys- Greatest country on earth and greatest sport on earth.’
He had earlier written, alongside a selection of pictures of him enjoying the postgame party: ‘Unity, Sacrifice, Attitude- what it takes to be the best in the world.
‘These men live and breathe it. Now Team USA are gold medal champions, legends standing on the shoulders of giants. Thank you for representing the greatest country on earth, in the greatest game ever created.’
Amid the initial controversy over Patel’s flight, FBI spokesperson Ben Williamson insisted the director was on a business trip ‘that was planned months ago.’
He said Patel had traveled for meetings with ambassadors, Italian law enforcement and US agents stationed at the Legat. He also noted that the bureau ‘has a major role in Olympic security.’
A source familiar with the director’s role told the Daily Mail that the FBI ‘will be in charge of security completely for FIFA [World Cup] and the 2028 American Olympics.’
‘So if you don’t like to get blown up [at] major events, be grateful he is putting in this work now,’ the source fumed.
Williamson insisted the flight is a business journey planned months in advance for the purposes of discussing security with international law enforcement arms. He called reports ‘misleading’ for saying the trip was made solely for the purpose of attending the Olympics.