Thomas Massie pushes release of Epstein files as DOJ interviews Maxwell
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Rep. Thomas Massey (R-Ky.) and Ro Khanna (d-ca.) revealed what they thought about the Justice Department interview on Sunday Convicted sex trafficker Gislaine Maxwelland whether she should receive pardon.
“If she has the information that can help us, I think she should testify, let it come out there.
DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche I met Maxwell She allegedly began contacting the department at Attorney General Tallahassee of her Florida office on Thursday and Friday. Maxwell is currently sentenced to 20 years in prison for conspiring with Jeffrey Epstein for a sexually abused minor.
Rep. Thomas Massey, R-KY. arrives for the House Republican Congress meeting held at the Capitol on Wednesday, June 4th, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc, Getty Images)
Put pressure on the Trump administration to release the so-called Epstein Files Installed in recent weeks After the DOJ released a two-page memo claiming that federally compiled evidence did not include a “client list” and that there was no “reliable evidence” that New York financial operators had blackmailed other prominent individuals.
US Attorney General Pam Bondy Some interpreted the “client list” as saying “sitting on my desk.” AG later denied that she was referring to the client list, claiming instead that she was referring to the Epstein case file. Many MAGA-based companies are skeptical of the DOJ’s claims and demand further transparency.
The two representatives introduced the Epstein File Transparency Act on July 15th. This forces the federal government to release all “Epstein Files” if passed. speaker Mike Johnson He called the House of Representatives for an early break until September, opposing votes for Epstein-related laws and avoiding floor voting on the law.
Ghislaine Maxwell met with DOJ Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche on Thursday. (Matthew Simmons from Fox News Digital)
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When he questioned whether Maxwell should be allowed or receive a commute in exchange for his cooperation with the DOJ, Massie said it was up to the president. But Kanna has come sharply against such transactions.
“I’m worried that Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche will be meeting her one-on-one. I look and agree that I should testify to Rep. Massey, but she has been charged twice with perjury, which is why I need the file,” Kanna said.
Massey accused Johnson of refusing to allow him to vote for the bill, warning that Republicans could suffer in the medium term if they couldn’t provide transparency to the public on the Epstein issue. Johnson accussed Massie of playing “the political game” on his part.
Democrat Ro Khanna is working with Massie to promote the “Epstein Files Transparency Act.” (Fox News – Paulsteinhauser)
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“I don’t understand Thomas Massey’s motivation, I’m not really… It’s interesting to me that he chose to vote for. Donald Trumpto bring this, to work with Democrats to bring this discharge petition…We are maximizing transparency now, we are engaged in it now, and we don’t need a political game,” Johnson told reporters last week.