{"id":2462199,"date":"2025-07-15T22:13:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T02:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-khanna-petition-would-force-house-vote-on-release-of-complete-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T22:14:44","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T02:14:44","slug":"massie-khanna-petition-would-force-house-vote-on-release-of-complete-epstein-files-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/massie-khanna-petition-would-force-house-vote-on-release-of-complete-epstein-files-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Massie-Khanna petition would force House vote on release of \u2018complete\u2019 Epstein files &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmassie-khanna-petition-would-force-house-vote-on-release-of-complete-epstein-files-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2462199&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and ro Khanna (D-CA) have filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-confirms-doj-nominee-who-once-pushed-essay-comparing-cops-to-kkk\/\" title=\"Senate Confirms ... Nominee Who Once Pushed Essay Comparing Cops To KKK\">discharge petition<\/a> aiming to bypass House leadership and force a vote on releasing the &#8220;complete&#8221; Jeffrey Epstein files held by the Department of Justice (DOJ). This move comes amid divisions within the Republican Party following the DOJ&#8217;s memo stating that Epstein died by suicide and that no client list was found during the federal investigation. Massie and Khanna stress the public&#8217;s right to clarity about the files, hoping to reveal the full extent of corruption implicated. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-push-for-vote-on-born-alive-bill\/\" title=\"House Republicans Push for ... on Born Alive Bill\">petition requires 218 signatures<\/a> to succeed, a challenging task since members often avoid opposing party leadership. President Donald Trump has expressed frustration over the ongoing focus on Epstein, urging his supporters to move on and dismissing the case as unimportant. Khanna is pushing for a vote to ensure public accountability about where legislators stand on this issue.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Massie-Khanna petition would force House vote on release of &lsquo;complete&rsquo; Epstein files<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2156113\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) filed a discharge petition to bypass their leadership and force a vote to push the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/justice-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Department of Justice\">Department of Justice<\/a> to release the &ldquo;complete&rdquo; so-called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jeffrey-epstein\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Epstein\">Epstein<\/a> files.<\/p>\n<p>The Republican Party has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3470458\/maga-anger-epstein-files-trump-limited-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"riled by rare divisions\">riled by rare divisions<\/a> under President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Donald Trump\">Donald Trump<\/a> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-taking-regeneron-drug-remdesivir-therapy-for-coronavirus-diagnosis-ex-wh-doctor-explains\/\" title=\"... taking Regeneron drug, Remdesivir therapy for coronavirus diagnosis: ex-WH doctor explains\">president&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s DOJ published a memo concluding that sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein did kill himself in 2019, and a federal investigation didn&rsquo;t uncover a &ldquo;client list.&rdquo; Massie, who recently earned the ire of Trump over his opposition to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, and Khanna co-sponsored a Hail Mary effort to force the DOJ to release anything it has on the list.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3472287\/house-gop-slams-university-response-antisemitism\/\">&#8216;Jewish students don&rsquo;t feel safe&#8217;: GOP slams university response to antisemitism<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3472020\/mike-johnson-pam-bondi-come-forward-epstein-files\/\">Mike Johnson calls for Pam Bondi to &#8216;come forward&#8217; on Epstein<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3472061\/james-comer-subpoena-former-biden-aide-annie-tomasini\/\">James Comer subpoenas former Biden deputy chief of staff Annie Tomasini<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We all deserve to know what&rsquo;s in the Epstein files, who&rsquo;s implicated, and how deep this corruption goes,&rdquo; Massie wrote in a post on X. &ldquo;Americans were promised justice and transparency. We&rsquo;re introducing a discharge petition to force a vote in the US House of Representatives on releasing the COMPLETE files.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We all deserve to know what&rsquo;s in the Epstein files, who&rsquo;s implicated, and how deep this corruption goes.<\/p>\n<p>Americans were promised justice and transparency.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;re introducing a discharge petition to force a vote in the US House of Representatives on releasing the COMPLETE files. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ja1xJ7Hiz1\">pic.twitter.com\/Ja1xJ7Hiz1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1945237281096229095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Khanna said in his post that Massie &ldquo;is working on the rule to ensure there is a vote. The public deserves to know where every member stands.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The liberal Democrat has been spearheading the effort to use internal discord over Trump&rsquo;s handling of Epstein to drive a wedge between him and his base.<\/p>\n<p>A discharge petition requires 218 signatures to bypass leadership and prompt a floor vote. The measures rarely succeed, with the majority party members cautious about defying their leadership.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has struggled to get his base to move on from the controversy, voicing frustration that the affair was taking attention away from his other priorities.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Let&rsquo;s not waste Time and Energy on Jeffrey Epstein, somebody that nobody cares about,&rdquo; the president wrote on Truth Social over the weekend. He then suggested that previous administrations made up the list.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3470458\/maga-anger-epstein-files-trump-limited-options\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"MAGA ANGER OVER EPSTEIN FILES GIVES TRUMP LIMITED OPTIONS TO QUELL DIVISIONS\">MAGA ANGER OVER EPSTEIN FILES GIVES TRUMP LIMITED OPTIONS TO QUELL DIVISIONS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This was Trump&rsquo;s first &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/donald-trump-jeffrey-epstein-truth-social-post-pam-bondi-2098351\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ratioed<\/a>&rdquo; post on the platform since it launched over three years ago, a rare sign of dissent from his base.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >president expressed bafflement<\/a> over why his base wasn&rsquo;t moving on from the case again on Tuesday, telling reporters that Epstein &ldquo;was never a big factor in terms of life&rdquo; and that the only people interested in the &ldquo;boring&rdquo; case were &ldquo;bad people.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2156113\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2156113\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Massie-Khanna petition aims to force House vote on full Epstein files release<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2462200,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MixCollage-15-Jul-2025-09-37-PM-1134.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[51209,32450,59179],"class_list":["post-2462199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-epstein-files","tag-house-vote","tag-massie-khanna-petition"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/MixCollage-15-Jul-2025-09-37-PM-1134.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462199"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462199\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462203,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462199\/revisions\/2462203"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}