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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[–] 190 points 4 days ago (14 children)

I dont give a fuck if heʻs a republican. This guy did what you are supposed to do when you lose an election, and fucking push like youʻve got nothing left to lose. Heʻs probably a piece of shit in every other regard. But he has not wavered on this.

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  • [–] 88 points 3 days ago (4 children)

    I'd at least respect him as an opponent and I haven't been able to say that since McCain.

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  • [–] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (3 children)

    mccain only became a decent human being once he knew he was dying. too little too late. his entire career up to that point, he still enabled the republican policy that got us where we are right now.

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  • [–] 27 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    At the very least he raised his daughter with the same sort of respect for people that have different political ideology by displaying it himself in the middle of a presidential election. During a campaign event a woman calimed she couldn't trust Obama because he was an arab, and his response was:

    "No ma'am, he's a decent family man, citizen, that I just happen to have disagreements with on fundamental issues, and that's what this campaign is all about."

    Is it just a single point of reference into his character, yes, but I think considering the context of the moment helps give it weight. I think claiming he's not a 'decent human being' is a bit hyperbolic but I was just 12 years old at the time.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    I'm in AZ and was in my 20s then. I disagreed with him on a lot of things but always thought he was a halfway decent person. He seems like a saint compared to the fucking garbage people we're dealing with now. One of his last acts was to deny the Republicans taking away Obamacare. He wasn't perfect but whatever. The hyperbolic shit people say is just not reality. Too many people are just black and white about literally everything. People are messy and imperfect.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago

    Ain't that the truth! People need to learn to see in shades of Gray. Nothing is ever just black and white, like they love to portray it... unless you're talking about things like Epstein. There, you can have your black and white, because Epstein and Trump are clearly rapist monsters. One is dead. The other one needs to be taken down.

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  • [–] 15 points 4 days ago (5 children)

    Isn't this the exact same as the last one passed? Will the DOJ roll over now? I doubt it.

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

    Impeach Todd Blanche, refuse to carry nomination of next one until they come up with one that says they're going to release everything. If they don't follow the law, impeach them. Rinse repeat.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 days ago

    I hope the dems use the power they've been given for this. I do think this wave has created a new fear in politics. They need to give the people what they want or lose their seat

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  • [–] 1 point 3 days ago

    He is a pos in other matters, but he's been consistent here (unless he had a musk like role to be an inside voice doing just enough to make the effort ineffective at the end of the day - as with musk and high speed rail efforts/funding in California).

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  • [–] 64 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    This is NOT a Priority!

    -LITERALLY Hakeem Jeffries!

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  • [–] 46 points 3 days ago (7 children)

    Mark my comment. Ten years from now the slew of corruption in Trump's admin will all come to light. The corruption that's already been revealed is just the tip of the iceberg.

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  • [–] 26 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    When Trump is dead so everyone can say they never supported him. I’m making it my personal goal in life to save the receipts and remind everyone who these motherfuckers are. Most of Trump’s cabinet better be in jail well before the 10 year mark. I’m sorry for posting a YT video but this really is a great take on why we need to pursue prosecutions and not just “move on”

    https://youtu.be/6LbmvFgQ-8g

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)
  • [–] 42 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Congress has already passed a law that requires the release of the Epstein-Trump files. This will be ignored by the pedo GOP as well.

    The correct answer is impeaching the entire cabinet, the Vice President & then Trump.

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    If the president can credibly disagree on his removal, then you still need 2/3 of Senate, and also 2/3 of the house.

    Removing a president still capable of uttering the words "I should not be removed" is harder than convicting after impeachment.

    Now if Trump does not object, the 25th is easier, but however screwed up he is, he is still quite capable of disagreeing in a way to trigger the 2/3 of Congress requirement.

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    [–] 32 points 3 days ago* (4 children)

    There's a law to release them, it was ignored and no justice.

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  • [–] 29 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Shredders are going to be working overtime in the DOJ and FBI

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    good, they can be charged with destruction of evidence too.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    This guy is definitely in the no fucks given stage when it comes to a common Republican arc. I mean, Republicans that still have a modicum of a kernel of some form of moral compass still left.

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  • [–] 16 points 3 days ago

    NOW THAT'S WHAT I CALL NOT A DISTRACTION FROM THE EPSTEIN FILES

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  • [–] 15 points 3 days ago

    Here's some information to not forget:

    https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/49344563

    27 different women raped by our president.

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  • [–] 14 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Is the idea that it's like pull starting a lawnmower? You have to do it a few times before it takes and the engine turns over?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (8 children)

    Lock up Hegsdeath for his international obstruction of the Geneva Convention and maladministration of nuclear warfare.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Love this for all of them. They were on top of the world commiting crimes against humanity with impunity. Let's see some repercussions.

    I guess this is when those pardons are gonna get doled out again. :(

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Life in prison is too good for Kegseth.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    What makes you think ole yam tits will obey this law more than the last one?

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  • [–] 22 points 3 days ago* (3 children)

    He better ram this through under Mike Johnson, because Jeffries will never let something like this through. And even if it got past Jeffries, ol' Schumer would toss this right into the Senate incinerator.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 days ago*

    Weird to announce it in advance. Just fucking do it.

    Also, if you're serious, don't get too close to any windows during the weekend.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 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 3 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 3 days ago (2 children)

    The evidence mus be laid bare b4 judgement.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 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 3 days ago* (last edited 3 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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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago*

    Oh yeah, I'm on the edge of my seat.

    We all know that you could do it on Monday, you could do it this month, you could do it before the holidays.

    But you won't... it's been TWENTY YEARS. You are revolting.

    Always remember, any rep with clearance is free to call a press conference and say what they've seen in the Epstein files. They can ignore subpoenas and the law just like Trump does. Besides, Trump won't do anything, because he doesn't want discovery in court.

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    Is it possible that much of the incriminating evidence has already been removed by Trump and his appointees, or is this something that would be impossible? Meaning that there would be an actual record somewhere, even if it's classified topsecret++.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 days ago

    Do it then. There has already been way too much talk, especially in the face of the file release statute they passed.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Massie would make a fun president.

    Not a good one.

    But a fun one.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    Not that I'm advocating, but the bar is very, very low now.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 days ago*

    Lawsuits! Of course! Why hasn't anyone thought of that before?

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  • [–] 4 points 3 days ago

    Make no mistake...95% of the time this clown voted with orange pedo.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

    "In February 2017, Massie introduced a one-page bill that would abolish the United States Department of Education, and cosponsored a bill that would abolish the Environmental Protection Agency."

    Just remember, he's still a massive twat. He occasionally does things that are less twat-like, but that isn't anything to get excited about.

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    So he's going to make it double-illegal? What am I missing?

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  • [–] 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    The stronger the wording, the harder it is for Trump lackeys to dodge, without contempt charges.

    And look, we know Trump and his buddies are pedos and rapists. But it is not what you know, lawyers say, it is what you can prove.

    Finally, the goal is justice, and that's difficult to obtain, but extended public focus on the issue helps get closer. Let Trump try to stonewall. It consistently sucks away his political power.

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