{"id":2602038,"date":"2026-05-13T08:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-girlfriend-accuses-thomas-massie-of-offering-her-hush-money\/"},"modified":"2026-05-13T08:34:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-13T12:34:16","slug":"ex-girlfriend-accuses-thomas-massie-of-offering-her-hush-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-girlfriend-accuses-thomas-massie-of-offering-her-hush-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-girlfriend accuses Thomas Massie of offering her hush money"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fex-girlfriend-accuses-thomas-massie-of-offering-her-hush-money%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=2602038&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>A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) alleges that Massie offered her money to drop a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fired-probationary-workers-have-their-complaints-dropped-by-investigating-agency\/\" title=\"Fired probationary ...ers have their ...s dropped by investigating agency\">wrongful termination complaint<\/a> involving one of his allies shortly before Kentucky\u2019s May 19 Republican primary. She says Massie helped arrange a job for her in Rep. Victoria Spartz\u2019s (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.<\/p>\n<p>The accuser denies coordinating with president Donald Trump or Massie\u2019s primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, and says she spoke out because of her resentment of Massie\u2019s push for transparency around the Epstein files.Massie\u2019s campaign dismissed the allegations, calling them \u201cdirty tricks\u201d and \u201ctrashy lies.\u201d  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Rep. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/thomas-massie\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17668\">Thomas Massie\u2019s<\/a> (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 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/kentucky\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"30\">Kentucky\u2019s<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"926\">Republican<\/a> primary.<\/p>\n<p>Massie faces a difficult May 19 primary after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"4\">Donald Trump <\/a>spent months targeting the Kentucky Republican over his criticism of the president and his calls for greater transparency surrounding the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4565560\/abdul-el-sayed-physician-license-michigan-senate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Michigan Dem Abdul el Sayed touts doctor credentials despite limited medical practice<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4565264\/cnn-kevin-oleary-redistricting\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>\u2018Don\u2019t be a d***\u2019: CNN commentator clashes with Kevin O\u2019Leary over redistricting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4564234\/democrats-bait-and-switch-boost-nebraska-independent-candidate\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Democrats rally behind a bait-and-switch ploy to boost Nebraska independent candidate<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4468422\/2026-midterm-election-races-competitive\/\"><strong>HERE ARE THE MIDTERM RACES THAT ARE ACTUALLY COMPETITIVE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>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\u2019s (R-IN) office shortly after they began dating so she could spend more time with him in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n<p>After the couple broke up, West said she was wrongfully terminated from Spartz\u2019s office and later offered $5,000 by Massie to drop a complaint against the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/indiana\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"1228\">Indiana<\/a> Republican.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>She <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fauci-says-he-dismissed-lab-leak-theory-to-placate-china\/\" title=\"Fauci Says He Dismissed Lab Leak Theory to Placate China\">denied coordinating<\/a> with Trump or Massie\u2019s primary challenger, Ed Gallrein, and said she decided to speak publicly because she resented Massie\u2019s calls for transparency regarding the Epstein files. West is also <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/cynthiaforflorida.com\/\">running for the school board<\/a> in Okaloosa, Florida.<\/p>\n<p>Massie\u2019s campaign account <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MassieforKY\/status\/2054170554416992439\/hidden\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MassieforKY\/status\/2054170554416992439\/hidden\">on X <\/a>appeared to hide replies Tuesday from users linking to West\u2019s allegations.<\/p>\n<p>His campaign later dismissed the accusations in a statement. <\/p>\n<p>  \u201cThese last <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >minute dirty tricks don\u2019<\/a>t merit a response. The trashy lies they\u2019re putting out now demonstrate how desperate they are,\u201d the announcement said. <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4538440\/by-the-numbers-how-many-seats-has-each-party-gained\/\"><strong>BY THE NUMBERS: HOW MANY SEATS HAS EACH PARTY GAINED IN REDISTRICTING?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>West <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/conceivedinliberty.org\/videos\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/conceivedinliberty.org\/videos\">said Massie helped secure<\/a> her position in Spartz\u2019s office in late December 2024. By mid-January 2025, she said she ended the relationship after Massie became \u201cemotionally abusive\u201d because she refused to \u201cengage in behavior I wasn\u2019t comfortable with.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said she was later fired after raising concerns about what she described as a toxic work environment, Spartz\u2019s hiring of a noncitizen for a district director role, and the congresswoman\u2019s involvement in Ukraine\u2019s elections.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former Massie girlfriend alleges he offered money to drop a complaint before Kentucky primary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4195,"featured_media":2602041,"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\/2026\/05\/image-collage-23fr8dkzm-1778673067344-e1778673160340.jpg?1778659292&amp;w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[5609,9142,56201,5894,33196],"class_list":["post-2602038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-allegations","tag-defamation","tag-hush-money-2","tag-politics","tag-thomas-massie"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image-collage-23fr8dkzm-1778673067344-e1778673160340.jpg?1778659292&amp;w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602038","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\/4195"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2602038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2602043,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2602038\/revisions\/2602043"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2602038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2602038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2602038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}