Person
Thomas Massie
Republican U.S. Representative from Kentucky.
Connections 7
member of
- U.S. Congress Representative Scholarship & press 1
party to
- Epstein Files Transparency Act Jul 2025 co-author; introduced the bill Scholarship & press 2
- Senior U.S. officials on whether Epstein was an intelligence asset, 2025 and 2026 7 Sep 2025 said in September 2025 there are probably intelligence ties to the CIA; ABC reported it was not clear what he based that on Scholarship & press 3
- Epstein survivors at the Capitol spoke at the press conference Scholarship & press 4
- The vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act co-led the discharge petition Scholarship & press 2
- The petition for a second Epstein files bill launched the petition Scholarship & press 56
- Khanna and Massie ask a judge for a special master co-signed the request Self-published 7
Timeline 2 dates
- Jul 2025 Thomas Massie party to Epstein Files Transparency Act
- 7 Sep 2025 Thomas Massie party to Senior U.S. officials on whether Epstein was an intelligence asset, 2025 and 2026
Proof 7 sources
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Do the Epstein files show he was working for Russia or another intelligence agency?, Euronews, 3 Mar 2026.
Scholarship & press
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie
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In reversal, Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files, CBS News, 17 Nov 2025.
Scholarship & press
The bill, titled the Epstein Files Transparency Act, was first introduced in July by Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna of California and Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky
All Democrats and four Republican House members last week successfully brought a petition to the floor to force the vote on releasing the files, circumventing GOP leaders.
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Massie on Epstein files: 'We can't avoid justice to avoid embarrassment for some very powerful men', ABC News, 7 Sep 2025.
Scholarship & press
There are probably intelligence ties to our CIA and maybe to other foreign intelligence,
It was not clear the basis for Massie’s claims.
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‘This is not a hoax’: Epstein survivors speak out demanding files be released, ABC News, 3 Sep 2025.
Scholarship & press
I hope my colleagues are watching this press conference. I want them to think, what if this was your sister? What if this was your daughter?
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Massie introduces discharge petition to force vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II, Scripps News, 1 Sep 2026.
Scholarship & press
Yesterday, @RoKhanna, @RepTeresaLF, and I launched a discharge petition to collect 218 signatures to force a vote on Epstein Files Transparency Act II
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One Republican rages against House’s early exit, Roll Call, 16 Sep 2026.
Scholarship & press
But the petition still remained short of the target
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Reps. Khanna and Massie call for the appointment of a special master to compel the Department of Justice to release the full Epstein files, Office of Rep. Ro Khanna, 8 Jan 2026.
Self-published
Under her leadership, the Department of Justice is missing statutory disclosure deadlines, making excessive redactions, and illegally withholding the Department's internal communications.
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