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Massie Secures Support for Epstein Files Transparency Vote
Confirmed
In Short: Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has secured enough support to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, a bill that would compel the release of the remaining Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
Thomas Massie official portrait, 2022.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky has secured enough support to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, a bill that would compel the release of the remaining Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
The discharge petition, launched over the summer, now has the signatures of four Republicans, including Massie, and all Democrats.
Massie accused the Justice Department of 'flagrantly and consistently' ignoring disclosure requirements and maintaining heavy redactions on the files it has released.
Epstein victims gathered on Capitol Hill, proclaiming 'we are compiling our own list!' after the House released files that had already been made public.
Rep. Ro Khanna proposed a bill that would force the Justice Department to post every record related to the Epstein investigations.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) suggested he might try to 'table' the discharge petition as part of a preceding rule when it comes up for a vote next month.
Massie stated, 'I do believe that Trump is not implicated,' in reference to the Epstein case.
The underlying bill allows members of Congress, state attorneys general, and Epstein survivors to sue the Justice Department for failing to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act, which was signed into law nearly a year ago.
What this adds
The bill aims to compel the release of over 3 million Epstein files that Massie claims the Justice Department is unlawfully withholding.
What's confirmed
- Four Republicans, including Massie, and all Democrats have added their names.
- Thomas Massie has secured enough support to force a vote on legislation that would compel the release of the remaining Justice Department files related to Jeffrey Epstein.
- The underlying bill allows members of Congress, state attorneys general and Epstein survivors to sue the Justice Department for failing to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act, which was signed into law nearly a year ago after lawmakers pulled a similar maneuver.
What's still developing
- GOP Reps. Brian Fitzgerald of Pennsylvania, and Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, joined Massie, who accuses DOJ of both unlawfully withholding more than three million Epstein files and heavily redacting those it's releasing.