Representative Thomas Massie, who pushed for the original Epstein Files Transparency Act, has a new bill he’s going to force through the House.

“When we return next week, we’ll get 218 signatures for Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which guarantees a vote,” Massie wrote Thursday on X. “Survivors will be able to get their own records, State Attorneys General can prosecute crimes, and we can take the DOJ to court for keeping critical files hidden.”

Massie, who has made an enemy of Trump by opposing the Iran war and pushing for the full release of the Epstein files, first passed the Epstein Transparency Act in November 2025. And though President Trump signed it into law, Massie, Democrats, and a few Republicans argue that his administration didn’t fully abide with what the act required.

“The Department of Justice has flagrantly and consistently ignored EFTA’s disclosure requirements,” Massie wrote earlier this summer in his announcement of the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, co-sponsored by Democratic Senators Ben Ray Luján and Jeff Merkley, and Democratic Representatives Ro Khanna and Teresa Leger Fernández.

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[–] 12 points 4 days ago (8 children)

If you think the files should be released just fucking do it already. You have the files. If there is anything in them that can remove pedophiles from the world just release it, fuck needing a vote. This statement only proves you are part of the problem. If you really cared it would be done already.

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  • [–] 39 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (7 children)

    IANAL but if the chain of evidence isn't followed, I believe it can be thrown out if used in court. I want the documents too but the documents have to be useful for justice.

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  • [–] 19 points 4 days ago

    Plus, if not officially released and confirmed to be accurate via the normal legal processes, it's very hard for any journalists to report on the new findings without being sued for defamation by those accused claiming it was "doctored" or "fake".

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago (2 children)

    The evidence mus be laid bare b4 judgement.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 days ago* (1 child)

    In a court of law... The court of public opinion is not how any justice system works. We feel like we deserve and need to know. And I would feel very vindicated to see what we all suspect. But my vindication will not give these victims justice.

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  • [–] 1 point 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

    Stop thinking like this is individual, personal justice. THIS IS NOT.

    These are crimes against the state, against the justice of this land and every person who did or didn't vote for the republicans.

    Be under no illussion, these are high crimes and misdemeanours.

    Justice will have its day my friend.

    Edit: here is the funding details, talk less, do more.

    https://www.givesendgo.com/luigi-defense-fund

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