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.
Isn’t this the exact same as the last one passed? Will the DOJ roll over now? I doubt it.
I believe this one includes the ability for state AGs to sue the DOJ leadership directly if they aren’t following the law. Apparently the last one didn’t have any enforcement mechanism in the law.
So what will enforce a state AG lawsuit against the DOJ?
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.
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
Not sure if you heard, but there was an election.