A FAMILY RECEIVES $79 MILLION SETTLEMENT — AND IMMEDIATELY PLEDGES EVERY CENT TO SUE PAM BONDI

A FAMILY RECEIVES $79 MILLION SETTLEMENT — AND IMMEDIATELY PLEDGES EVERY CENT TO SUE PAM BONDI

In a development that has stunned legal observers and sent fresh tremors through the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein accountability saga, the surviving family of Virginia Giuffre has confirmed receipt of a $79 million civil settlement related to long-standing claims tied to the financier’s trafficking network.

But the family is not keeping a single dollar for personal use.

In a brief, jointly signed statement released this morning (February 13, 2026), they declared:

“The $79 million belongs to Virginia’s truth, not to us. Every cent will be used for one purpose only: to file and aggressively pursue a civil lawsuit against Pam Bondi and any other individuals or entities who have actively worked to discredit, minimize, or obstruct justice for the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.”

The announcement comes just weeks after the family’s earlier $4 million court filing against Bondi and 28 other figures, which was seeded from prior settlement proceeds. Sources familiar with the new action say the $79 million will fund:

• Expanded discovery into previously sealed communications, financial records, and internal correspondence
• Retainer for a coalition of high-profile plaintiff-side attorneys specializing in sexual-trafficking and victim-rights cases
• Expert witnesses in forensic accounting, document authentication, and psychological trauma
• Nationwide public-awareness and victim-support initiatives tied directly to the litigation
• A dedicated legal war chest to withstand anticipated motions to dismiss, anti-SLAPP countersuits, and prolonged appeals

While the family did not elaborate on the precise claims in the forthcoming complaint, insiders indicate it will center on:

• Defamation and false-light invasion of privacy (stemming from Bondi’s repeated public statements characterizing Giuffre’s allegations as unreliable or politically motivated)
• Intentional infliction of emotional distress on surviving family members
• Civil conspiracy to interfere with justice and suppress victim testimony
• Violations of state and federal victim-rights statutes

The timing is explosive. It arrives amid:

• Elon Musk’s $400 million commitment to a no-redactions documentary series
• Tom Hanks’ $234 million personal financing of The Crimes of Money
• Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s $280 million pledge for The Voice of Virginia
• Rachel Maddow’s on-air naming of 45 figures
• George Strait’s public condemnation of Bondi as “cold, heartless”
• The Giuffre family’s recent warning that anyone profiting from or mocking Virginia’s story will be confronted legally

Social media has already erupted. #79MillionToSueBondi and #EveryCentForJustice are trending worldwide. Clips of the family’s earlier press-conference vow—“No one gets to use my daughter to mock her, erase her pain, or profit from her story”—have been paired with today’s announcement, reaching hundreds of millions of views in hours.

Pam Bondi has not issued a public response as of this writing. Legal analysts predict the lawsuit will trigger immediate motions to dismiss on First Amendment grounds, but the sheer financial firepower and public momentum behind the family’s action make quick resolution unlikely.

$79 million. Zero kept. All weaponized.

Virginia Giuffre’s family has made their position unmistakable: This is not about money. This is about making sure silence is no longer an affordable option.