Congress finally got to see what the Department of Justice has been hiding.
What lawmakers found left them shaken.
And Lauren Boebert said three words about Epstein files that made everyone's blood run cold.
Boebert Drops Cannibalism Bombshell After Viewing Secret Files
"Is that human consumption?"
That question from Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert stopped Newsmax host Rob Schmitt cold during a February 11 interview.
Boebert had just walked out of the Department of Justice reading room after viewing unredacted Epstein files that members of Congress only gained access to on February 9.
She looked rattled.
"This seems that it wasn't only the trafficking of young girls, as the narrative suggests, but there are code words that suggest Jeffrey Epstein and his associates could maybe even be engaging in some consumption," Boebert told Schmitt.
Then she asked the question nobody wanted to hear.
"Is that human consumption?"
Boebert cited emails about "beef jerky" and mentioned a restaurant called The Cannibal whose owner appears in the documents.
The Colorado Republican said the coded language appeared alongside even more disturbing content.
"I saw more emails about torture," Boebert stated. "These coded conversations still have a very clear topic — that torture was big. It was a big driver for them. And these were sick people doing very, very sick things."
She emphasized this went far beyond the sex trafficking narrative the public has been told.
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Nine-Year-Old Victims Listed in Emails From Women
Boebert revealed what shocked her most.
Women weren't just Epstein's victims.
They were his accomplices.
"You have folks who were working directly for Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell," Boebert said. "And a lot of these women are the ones sending emails saying, 'Here's one, 10 years old, 11 years old, 9 years old.'"
Florida Representative Anna Paulina Luna backed up Boebert's observations during an appearance on The Benny Show.
Luna examined what she called the "Permission to Kill" email.
"These were emails sent by women to Epstein — many of whom were victims who were allegedly groomed to later be traffickers themselves," Luna told host Benny Johnson.
Luna specifically mentioned seeing the phrase "Jerky — whatever that is" and called it "a code word, and it's weird."
The Department of Justice released over 3.5 million pages of Epstein documents starting in late 2025 after Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
But the public versions came with heavy redactions that hid the identities of powerful men.
Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna — who led the fight for the transparency law — said they found at least six men whose names were scrubbed who appear "likely incriminated" by their inclusion.
Massie said one is "pretty high up in a foreign government."
The DOJ is protecting the elite while exposing victims' names.
Media Scrambles to Debunk Cannibalism Speculation
After Boebert's interview went viral, the usual so-called fact-checkers rushed to shut down talk about cannibalism.
Snopes confirmed "cannibal" appears 52 times in the files and "cannibalism" appears six times.
But they insisted none of it proves actual cannibalism.
The so-called fact-checkers said they traced the cannibalism claims to a 2019 FBI interview with an anonymous man who alleged Epstein engaged in "ritualistic sacrifice."
The man provided no evidence.
But Boebert and Luna aren't buying the debunking.
They saw the emails about torture.
They saw references to consumption.
They saw women trafficking children as young as nine.
Senator Cynthia Lummis said after viewing files, "now I see what the big deal is."
Congressman Jamie Raskin accused the Justice Department of a coverup.
Boebert made crystal clear where she stands on Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's accomplice serving 20 years in prison.
"I think Ghislaine Maxwell should get more time and she should definitely be in a harsher prison than what she's in," Boebert stated. "It's absolutely disgusting."
Maxwell pleaded the Fifth during congressional testimony.
Her attorney said she'll only talk if President Trump grants clemency.
Boebert's returning to the DOJ reading room to view more files.
Whatever she's seen has her convinced the truth is far darker than anyone imagined.
Sources:
- Jim Hoft, "CANNIBALISM? Rep. Lauren Boebert Says Unredacted Epstein Files 'Far Worse Than Imagined,' Raises Questions About Alleged Code Words and 'Human Consumption,'" The Gateway Pundit, February 12, 2026.
- "Epstein files mention cannibalism, 'ritualistic sacrifice.' That's not the full story," Snopes, February 10, 2026.
- "Lauren Boebert Sounds Alarm on Torture in Unredacted Epstein Files," Newsweek, February 11, 2026.
- "Even inside the DOJ's secure room, some Epstein files remain redacted," MS NOW, February 9, 2026.
- "Epstein Files Transparency Act," Wikipedia, February 12, 2026.
- "When 'Jerky' Becomes 'Evidence': The Epstein Files and the Anatomy of a Viral Conspiracy," Substack, February 7, 2026.
