Ex-girlfriend accuses Thomas Massie of offering her hush money
A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) alleges that Massie offered her money to drop a wrongful termination complaint involving one of his allies shortly before Kentucky’s May 19 Republican primary. She says Massie helped arrange a job for her in Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) office soon after they began dating, and that after they broke up she was wrongfully fired and later offered $5,000 to withdraw her complaint against Spartz. She also claims a separate $60,000 settlement was tied to a nondisclosure agreement, which she declined.
The accuser denies coordinating with president Donald Trump or Massie’s primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, and says she spoke out because of her resentment of Massie’s push for transparency around the Epstein files.Massie’s campaign dismissed the allegations, calling them “dirty tricks” and “trashy lies.”
Rep. Thomas Massie’s (R-KY) former girlfriend accused the congressman of offering her money to drop a wrongful termination complaint against one of his closest allies, just days before Kentucky’s Republican primary.
Massie faces a difficult May 19 primary after President Donald Trump spent months targeting the Kentucky Republican over his criticism of the president and his calls for greater transparency surrounding the Epstein files.
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Cynthia West, who dated Massie for roughly six months between late 2024 and early 2025, alleged the congressman arranged for her to work in Rep. Victoria Spartz’s (R-IN) office shortly after they began dating so she could spend more time with him in Washington, D.C.
After the couple broke up, West said she was wrongfully terminated from Spartz’s office and later offered $5,000 by Massie to drop a complaint against the Indiana Republican.
West said she was also offered a separate $60,000 settlement tied to her wrongful termination complaint against Spartz, but declined because it included a nondisclosure agreement.
She denied coordinating with Trump or Massie’s primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, and said she decided to speak publicly because she resented Massie’s calls for transparency regarding the Epstein files. West is also running for the school board in Okaloosa, Florida.
Massie’s campaign account appeared to hide replies Tuesday from users linking to West’s allegations.
His campaign later dismissed the accusations in a statement.
“These last minute dirty tricks don’t merit a response. The trashy lies they’re putting out now demonstrate how desperate they are,” the announcement said.
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West said Massie helped secure her position in Spartz’s office in late December 2024. By mid-January 2025, she said she ended the relationship after Massie became “emotionally abusive” because she refused to “engage in behavior I wasn’t comfortable with.”
She said she was later fired after raising concerns about what she described as a toxic work environment, Spartz’s hiring of a noncitizen for a district director role, and the congresswoman’s involvement in Ukraine’s elections.
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