Short List of Republicans Joining Thomas Massie to Force Epstein Files Vote

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Massie and three Republicans joined Democrats to force another House vote aimed at releasing more Epstein files.

Three House Republicans have joined U.S. Representative Thomas Massie in helping force another vote over files related to Jeffrey Epstein, the sex offender who died in jail in 2019, giving the Kentucky congressman a bipartisan victory just one day after the House blocked his effort to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Massie announced Wednesday that his discharge petition for the Epstein Files Transparency Act II had reached the required 218 signatures, with Republicans Brian Fitzpatrick, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman joining him and House Democrats in backing the effort. The push comes as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress following their midterm victories and signal a renewed focus on the Epstein investigation. Robert Garcia, top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, also signed the petition and has promised public hearings and further scrutiny after accusing the Justice Department of withholding millions of pages of Epstein-related material.

“This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II !” Massie posted on X.

When reached for comment on Wednesday afternoon, the White House referred Newsweek to a Truth Social post President Donald Trump had made on Tuesday night about Massie, but the post didn’t mention the Epstein files.

“The Democrats’ attempt to impeach Secretary of War Pete Hegseth has miserably FAILED! Every single Republican, except Thomas Massie, a major LOSER, voted in favor of Pete,” Trump wrote. “Again, Victories in Venezuela and Iran, the Best Recruitment Numbers in the History of the Military (Long waiting lists to get in!), and Spirit like rarely seen before, led to the EXONERATION of a Great American Patriot. The Democrats continue to weaponize and abuse the United States of America. They must be stopped! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”

When reached for comment, Massie’s office referred Newsweek to his post on X announcing the 218 signatures.

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