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Massie Pushes for Vote on Epstein Records Bill
The Epoch Times ^ | 11-12-2026 | Tom Gantert

Posted on 11/12/2026 7:13:29 AM PST by Pete Dovgan

U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said on Nov. 11 that he had secured the 218 signatures needed to force a House vote on a motion to bring up a bill that would allow sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s victims to sue over records they say the Department of Justice (DOJ) unlawfully withheld or redacted.

Massie said in a post on X that he was working with Democratic Reps. Pramila Jayapal of Washington, Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, and Ro Khanna of California to bring the bill to the floor “for a vote soon.”

The White House didn’t respond to an email seeking comment. The DOJ didn’t immediately respond to an email seeking comment.

(Excerpt) Read more at thelibertydaily.com ...


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KEYWORDS: groyper; kentucky; masshole; massie; thomasmassie

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Massie seems to want to destroy Trump and the Administration, and he has been attacking Trump with his 'last breath'. However, I think this one is all show and no evidence. The 'victims' should be able to sue, but the reason the DOJ has given for the things not being released is the victims requests. Nothing but 'politics' and nothing will be released for years. The Congressional Report was recently released, and it was basically more democrats or democrat supporters.
1 posted on 11/12/2026 7:13:29 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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To: Pete Dovgan

As I go back through the last 2 years, I notice that Massie got on the attack Trump train about the time of the Spending Bill for the new budget. I wonder if he didn’t get the spending that he wanted and decided to declare war on Trump and the Administration.


2 posted on 11/12/2026 7:16:59 AM PST by Pete Dovgan
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3 posted on 11/12/2026 7:18:35 AM PST by Bratch
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To: Pete Dovgan

mAssie is a pothering pukestocking. He will never amount to anything more than a resentful little token R bitch poodle that NPR will soon pull into their rotation to badmouth Republicans.


4 posted on 11/12/2026 7:21:22 AM PST by Sirius Lee ("Never argue with a fool, onlookers may not be able to tell the difference.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Funny he never brought this up during the Biden Administration.


5 posted on 11/12/2026 7:22:23 AM PST by rightwingintelligentsia (Democrats: The perfect party for the helpless and stupid, and those who would rule over them.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

we can’t get rid of Massie fast enough


6 posted on 11/12/2026 7:31:09 AM PST by Old Retired Army Guy
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7 posted on 11/12/2026 7:35:34 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

Learn well this one thing about the collectivists:THEY DO NOT CARE. We think they care so we keep fighting yesterday’s scandal and outrages. They have already moved on to the next thing.


8 posted on 11/12/2026 7:38:53 AM PST by lurk (u)
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To: lurk

Yo massie you lumpa crud ! ESAD


9 posted on 11/12/2026 7:40:45 AM PST by skinny old man
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To: Tell It Right

“The issue is never the issue.”


10 posted on 11/12/2026 7:43:16 AM PST by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Pete Dovgan

Massie wants to start another political party to aid the democrats, he is probably throwing out red meat to see what works and what attracts potential members/customers for his future operations and money making ventures, the same way the podcast industry does, you have to have a following to make money and get attention.


11 posted on 11/12/2026 7:43:25 AM PST by ansel12 (Cats wouldn't text you, but pray that dogs never learn how to text.)
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To: Pete Dovgan

sounds like a unconstitutional ex post facto law to me.


12 posted on 11/12/2026 7:43:38 AM PST by TexasFreeper2009
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To: Pete Dovgan

Seems like a Democrat plant that he got what he wanted be being a Traitor to the Democrats with a bribe.


13 posted on 11/12/2026 7:46:37 AM PST by Eli Kopter (B''H We are given a new day today, with new choices. Choose wisely!)
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To: Pete Dovgan

What a F@#$in’ moron. All of the victim/client records were locked away by the SDNYork in Epstein’s second trial — the one in NYC. No one can get to those records — kinda like the records on JFK’s assassination.

He knows this but is playing with the low IQ’s of the total ‘tards who ever voted for him.


14 posted on 11/12/2026 7:50:54 AM PST by bobbo666
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To: Pete Dovgan

If this evil Massie person like Cornyn, Cassidy, Thune, McConnell and others was who was working FOR Republicans, it’s no wonder nothing remotely good ever happened in the GOP Senate. A house divided will not stand.

Now we’ll observe how a Democrat controlled Congress has no such traitors. They know who it is they serve.


15 posted on 11/12/2026 8:13:22 AM PST by captmar-vell
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Massie Enters Fight For Political Life Flanked By Islamists, Left-Wing Donors

Medea Benjamin (Code Pink) endorsed Thomas Massie, contributes to his primary campaign

Flashback: Thomas Massie receives and accepts Quincy Award from Iran lobbyist Rep Thomas Massie receiving the Quincy award from Trita Parsi, an actual Iranian lobbyist, alongside progressive Democrat Ro Khanna.
Trita Parsi (Persian: تریتا پارسی) is an Iranian-born Swedish writer and political analyst who is the co-founder and executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. He is also the founder and former president of the National Iranian American Council, which lobbies for stances on behalf of, and aligned with, Islamic Republic of Iran.

Thomas Massie calls Trump presidency the ‘Epstein administration’

(Massie) admitted in a recent interview that he once offered Republican leaders his vote IN EXCHANGE for a public expression of gratitude for his role in forcing the disclosure of the federal government’s Jeffrey Epstein files.

Massie’s vote was contingent on whether or not Speaker Mike Johnson would publicly praise him for releasing the Epstein files. “This is a literal quote from Thomas Massie’s interview with Politico. “Praise me publicly and I’ll vote the way you want.”

Politics Strange Bedfellows: Meet the PAC Working to Reelect Thomas Massie—And Partnering With the DSA to Fight ICE The embattled Kentucky congressman traveled to Pennsylvania to meet with IPAC around the time its founder wrote his campaign a check. Thomas Massie poses with IPAC chairman Rafed Aljoboury

Kentucky’s Massie joins Dems in refusing to vote to fund ICE as US House passes 4 spending bills

Lone Republican becomes only lawmaker to vote against crackdown on human organ trafficking (Massie)
A bill aimed at cracking down on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and its practice of forced organ harvesting passed with overwhelming support on Wednesday – though one House lawmaker voted against it. Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., was the lone Republican to oppose the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, which passed 406-1. “It’s just another example of us trying to stick our nose in another country’s business and write their laws,” Massie told Fox News Digital after the vote. “And at the end of the day, they’re gonna do what they’re gonna do, and it’s just sort of a virtue signal over here.”
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But his pushback is also notable now given his status as an open critic of Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and at times, of President Donald Trump. The bill was introduced by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and would authorize the Secretary of State to deny U.S. passports and visitor visas to people involved in organ trafficking circles. It would also call for sanctions on entities and individuals found to have participated in the gruesome illicit industry.

‘Mofo...in the White House’: Jasmine Crockett attacks Trump, praises Massie in anti-Iran strike rant ‘There’s only one Republican that I know I can count on for sure doing the right thing,’ Rep Crockett says in a new video
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, launched another tirade against President Donald Trump over the weekend, while offering rare praise for one of her House GOP colleagues who is currently at odds with the commander in chief. The Democratic firebrand took to Instagram Live late Saturday to criticize Trump’s strikes on Iran, while giving a “shout out” to Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., over his bipartisan resolution to rein in the president’s ability to conduct such operations. “So long story short, for those of you that are unaware, the mofo that resides in the White House has unilaterally, in my estimation, declared war,” Crockett said in the video.

Massie bucks GOP leadership again on Adam Schiff censure vote, draws conservative ire
Conservatives are conveying anger with northern Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie over his vote to oppose a resolution censuring California Rep. Adam Schiff, a favorite boogeyman of Republicans. Massie joined 19 other House Republicans in defecting from party leadership from condemning Schiff for championing the investigatory onslaught against former President Donald Trump. Combined with unanimous Democratic opposition, the measure failed, surprising even Schiff. The libertarian-leaning Massie claimed the resolution was unconstitutional for a clause that instructed Schiff should be fined $16 million if the House Ethics Committee found he “lied, made representations and abused sensitive information.” “Allowing a majority of Congress to take $16 million (92 years of pay) from any member of Congress is shortsighted,” Massie tweeted again of the Wednesday evening vote. “Can we not imagine a time when this precedent would be used against conservatives? Fortunately it failed.” Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a Florida freshman, said Massie was “making misrepresentations about the bill” she authored. A band of pro-Trump political figures went even further, casting doubts about Massie’s reasoning and calling for his defeat. Massie has endorsed Trump rival, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. “Not only is he being duplicitous, partisan and moronic about his choice – he’s straight up lying about the Constitution to achieve his political end goals. Sick,” wrote Raheem Kassam, a British political activist and editor in chief of The National Pulse.

Thomas Massie seems to suggest action against Iran was to distract from Epstein

One of the least reliable Republican votes: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/house-mavericks-defied-own-parties-more-than-anyone-else-2025
“He has voted against a majority of Republicans on 73 occasions or 22.3% of the time in the 119th Congress and was just one of two Republicans to oppose the final passage of Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act.”

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In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie voted with the majority of his party 77% of the time, indicating he often aligned with Republican positions but also broke ranks on several occasions. This voting pattern reflects his independent conservative stance within the party. Wikipedia Fox News
Thomas Massie’s Voting Record in 2025
Overview
In 2025, Representative Thomas Massie, a Republican from Kentucky, demonstrated a notable voting pattern in the U.S. House of Representatives. He voted with his party approximately 77% of the time.

Dissenting Votes Despite his overall alignment with the Republican Party, Massie was among a small group of lawmakers who frequently broke ranks. His dissent rate was significant

Massie on Tucker promoted another lie based on Pallywood [fake screenshot, messy m-falsehood]

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16 posted on 11/12/2026 8:14:44 AM PST by Republican Wildcat
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To: Pete Dovgan

Massie is ready for a Walmart greeter job.


17 posted on 11/12/2026 8:16:58 AM PST by FlingWingFlyer (Don't Mess With Taxes! Hineyhoser!!! This isn't your state. Go home Señora Piggie!)
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For me, the Epstein case is a pretty good litmus test for determining which people have a case of TDS.

Sure, there's a lot of despicable information that came from Epstein, but it seems that there was really little that could prosecuted, and the remainder was just stuff that would embarrass people, without any recourse to prove innocence.

Massie just couldn't let it go because he valued the embarrassment over the due process protections ensured by the Constitution. And he claims to be this high and mighty defender of the Constitution. I guess he doesn't care much for the 6th amendment.

18 posted on 11/12/2026 8:22:56 AM PST by Repealthe17thAmendment
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It will never be “all” released. Even if every single page is accounted for there will be a massclown saying “I know there’s another hundred pages secreted away.”. Hey massie....go away.


19 posted on 11/12/2026 8:31:32 AM PST by rktman (Patriotism not 'hateriotism' !. Enlisted USN 1967 proudly. 🇺🇸)
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“ Massie wants to start another political party to aid the democrats”

Or maybe there’s a simpler explanation. Follow the money.

20 posted on 11/12/2026 8:45:04 AM PST by circlecity
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