{"id":2462417,"date":"2025-07-16T11:37:01","date_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:37:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-team-up-with-dem-rep-in-bid-to-force-epstein-files-release\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T11:40:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:40:06","slug":"thomas-massie-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-team-up-with-dem-rep-in-bid-to-force-epstein-files-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thomas-massie-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-team-up-with-dem-rep-in-bid-to-force-epstein-files-release\/","title":{"rendered":"Thomas Massie and Marjorie Taylor Greene Team Up with Dem Rep. in Bid to Force Epstein Files Release"},"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\">36<\/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%2Fthomas-massie-and-marjorie-taylor-greene-team-up-with-dem-rep-in-bid-to-force-epstein-files-release%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=2462417&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>Republican Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky is intensifying pressure on the Trump management to release all non-classified information related to Jeffrey Epstein. This move follows controversy sparked by a Department of Justice memo claiming no <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-dan-bongino-doesnt-show-up-for-work-after-epstein-files-dust-up-with-pam-bondi\/\" title=\"...ort: Dan Bongino Doesn&#039;t Show Up for Work After ... Dust-Up with Pam Bondi\">client list existed<\/a> for release, contradicting earlier promises of transparency regarding Epstein&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/planned-parenthood-staff-discuss-harvesting-baby-parts\/\" title=\"Planned Parenthood Staff Discuss Harvesting Baby Parts\">alleged clients<\/a>. Massie is circulating a petition to discharge in the House of Representatives to force a vote on making the complete Epstein files public. While it requires 218 signatures, the narrow Republican majority and bipartisan interest increase its chances. Prominent conservatives, including rep.Marjorie Taylor Greene and Rep.Lauren Boebert,support full transparency or the appointment of a special counsel if the files remain sealed. House Speaker Mike johnson also favors releasing as much information as possible, emphasizing the public&#8217;s right to know.The effort reflects broader demands for justice and accountability connected to Epstein&#8217;s case.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky is trying to up the pressure on the Trump administration to make public everything it has about Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>For the past week, the Trump administration has been tossed in a sea of controversy that began when a Department of Justice memo said there was no Epstein client list to release. This ran counter to promises that the list would be released to show who the <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >alleged sex trafficker&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s clients were.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laura-trump-suggests-epstein-info-coming-soon-says-potus-hears-anger-wants-info-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Democrats<\/a>, such as Rep. Ro Khanna of California, have exploited the acrimony flowing from the right by introducing legislation to make the Epstein files public. Now Massie has entered the picture by circulating what is known as a petition to discharge, which would bring a resolution calling for all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/laura-trump-suggests-epstein-info-coming-soon-says-potus-hears-anger-wants-info-released\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">non-classified<\/a> Epstein materials to be released to the floor, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/07\/15\/congress\/massie-attempts-to-force-vote-on-epstein-files-00455335\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a longshot because it needs 218 signatures, but with a narrow Republican majority, Democrats eager for more embarrassment for the Trump administration, and some Republicans feeling heat from their conservative base, a tactic that usually fails could succeed.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/justice-department-indicts-steve-bannon-for-contempt-of-congress\/\" title=\"... Department Indicts Steve Bannon for Contempt of Congress\">promised justice<\/a> 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?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\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 <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1945237281096229095\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post on X<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&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<p>&ldquo;Americans deserve transparency and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-becomes-first-state-to-ban-cash-bail-despite-law-enforcement-opposition\/\" title=\"Illinois first state to ban cash bail, despite law enforcement opposition.\">victims deserve justice<\/a>,&rdquo; Massie added in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1945442483053170807\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">post<\/a> in which he thanked Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/marjorie-taylor-greene-vows-strip-key-defense-bill-no-provisions-go-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marjorie Taylor Greene<\/a> of Georgia for co-sponsoring his resolution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Thank you <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepMTG?\">@RepMTG<\/a> for cosponsoring this legislation to release the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p>Americans deserve transparency and the victims deserve justice. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZtVG3z1UJh\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZtVG3z1UJh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepThomasMassie\/status\/1945442483053170807?\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;d like to see all the information come out,&rdquo; Greene said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/congress\/conservatives-congress-break-trump-handling-epstein-files-rcna218850\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That&rsquo;s not an uncommon view in the House.<\/p>\n<p>Speaker Mike Johnson said he comes down on the side of releasing everything possible.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m for transparency,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a very delicate subject, but we should put everything out there and let the people decide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">We deserve the truth about the Epstein Files.<\/p>\n<p>I&rsquo;m ready for a Special Counsel to handle this. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mattgaetz?\">@MattGaetz<\/a>, how about it? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cEco2orhWl\">https:\/\/t.co\/cEco2orhWl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lauren Boebert (@laurenboebert) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laurenboebert\/status\/1945208754246394016?\">July 15, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado said a special counsel should be appointed if the files are not released.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Moving forward, we need a special counsel. That has got to happen. There has to be a special investigation into this if we aren&rsquo;t going to be provided information, &rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I want answers, and maybe that takes that special counsel to do. So maybe Matt Gaetz can lead the special counsel,&rdquo; Boebert said. 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Over the past week, the administration has faced intense controversy after a Department of Justice memo stated that no client list related to Epstein exists, contradicting earlier assurances that such a list would be made public to reveal those connected to the alleged sex trafficker. Democrats, including Representative Ro Khanna of California, have taken advantage of this tension by proposing legislation aimed at making Epstein&#8217;s files accessible. Now, Massie has joined the effort by circulating a discharge petition intended to bring a resolution before the House demanding the release of all non-classified Epstein documents. Although this requires 218 signatures and is considered unlikely due to political dynamics, with a slim Republican majority and bipartisan interest in exposing more details, there is potential for success. Massie emphasizes that Americans deserve transparency about what&#8217;s in these files, who is implicated, and how extensive the corruption might be-fulfilling promises made for justice and openness<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2462418,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Greene-and-Massie.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[34301,44093,51209,34653,33196],"class_list":["post-2462417","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-bipartisan-effort","tag-congressional-investigation","tag-epstein-files","tag-marjorie-taylor-greene","tag-thomas-massie"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Greene-and-Massie.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462417","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2462417"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462417\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2462421,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2462417\/revisions\/2462421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2462418"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2462417"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2462417"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2462417"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}