Trump Foe Thomas Massie wins Maga Allies with her push for Epstein files

Washington – Once fought a lonely battle against President Donald Trump, the GOP representative, Thomas Massie, found a problem that leads him more republican friends and political allies he had all year round: his pressure to release Jeffrey Epstein’s files.

Many Trump Maga allies on and out of Capitol Hill are frustrated by Trump and senior officials of his administration for dragging their feet for freeing the government’s documents and records linked to Epstein, the deceased and sexual offender.

But they are rooted for Massie, which has looked into the fight in recent weeks and has made its sole mission to release the files. This is a rare problem on which Massie aligns more closely with many Trump supporters than Trump himself. It is a big change for Massie, a curator of Kentucky who was swim against the current In his opposition to Trump’s megabill by raising indebted concerns that fell into the ears of a deaf with other republicans.

Almost a dozen conservatives of the room have signed the massie resolution to challenge Trump and force the prosecutor general Pam Bondi to publish “all files, documents, communications and non -classified investigation” that the Ministry of Justice and the FBI own. Thirteen Democrats, including President Emerita Nancy Pelosi from California and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York, also joined the effort.

“I have people on my side,” Massie told journalists, pointing to a CBS News / Yougov Poll This revealed that 89% of us adults wanted all Epstein files to be published.

The Republicans separated uniformly in the CBS survey when they were asked if they were “satisfied” or “dissatisfied” from Trump management of the Epstein case. It is very unusual for Trump, who tends to win lobes of self-identified republicans on his management of problems. A recent Quinnipiac University Survey I also found that the GOP separates uniformly with regard to Trump management of Epstein matter.

The CBS survey revealed that Trump’s overall approval rating fell to 42%, but that 89% of Republicans approve the work he did during his first six months in office.

Massie looks at the confrontation with Trump

Massie will boldly where no other republican in the congress dares: to run to be re -elected while leaning in a confrontation with Trump, who has threatened with supporting a main challenger To avoid it in the GOP competition.

Massie told NBC News that Trump and his allies were wasting their time, promising that their efforts to overthrow it not only fail but also turn around.

“They spent $ 1.8 million against me so far in my congress district. I think it has had very little effect, but they try to fight to keep everyone online here. And I think it doesn’t work,” Massie said. “I think it will turn around a lot.”

“They lose millions of dollars against me, and they will lose the majority because of this,” he said. “I think that will enhance the Republicans who are currently quietly agree with me but saying:” I’m afraid of winning my primary. Let’s see if you can win yours, Massie. “”

Massie’s confidence has attracted a snap from Calvin Moore, a former GOP campaign agent, Who said on x“How did it work for (Bob Good?)” lost his primary in 2024 to a challenger supported by Trump.

The Massie’s foray into the Epstein saga also sparked a personal and very public row between him and President Mike Johnson, R-La. Johnson, a loyalist of Trump, said on Wednesday that “Republicans represent maximum transparency and truth” and “push for the publication of all credible information” on Epstein matter, but he added that the resolution of Epstein de Massie with the representative Ro Khanna, D-Calif. would not provide any protection to the identities of the victims.

“We have … a moral obligation to protect people who have been victims of these unspeakable crimes so that their names are not drugged in the mud,” said Johnson.

Again earlier, Johnson invoked Massie during his weekly press conference, showing unusual frustration and saying that he was disconcerted by Massie’s motivation in Epstein matter and that “some people seem to like to try to inflict political pain on their own teammates”.

Massie later told journalists that the introduction of its Epstein resolution would now give its exertion momentum on the five -week summer recess in the house, which begins Thursday. He and Khanna, said Massie, plan to file a said discharge petition to force a vote on their resolution when the room returns in September if they can earn the support of 218 members.

Then in a Midnight post on xMassie resumed Johnson: “@Speakerjohnson, why do you manage a cover for a minor sex trafficking ring and claiming that it is a partisan problem? Magi voted for it.”

Johnson’s office did not respond to a request for comments on the Massie post. Johnson has repeatedly said that anyone who has committed sexual crimes should be prosecuted.

And Massie’s efforts were raised by certain credited podcasters for having increased Trump in the 2024 elections, including Theo Von, who recently said on x“Why can’t we put the bill @Rokhanna @reppthomasmassie for a vote this week @speakerjohnson @jdvance ??”

So that publicly questioned Why does Vance do not hold on his previous comment on the von’s own program that “we must release the Epstein list; This is an important thing. “

The Marjorie Taylor Greene de Géorgie representatives, Lauren Boebert du Colorado, Cory Mills de Florida and Nancy Mace de Caroline du Sud are among the Republicans who have signed the resolution of Massie-Khanna. Massie also has an ally in Senator Rand Paul, R-ky., A self-proclaimed libertarian colleague who describes Massie as a good friend.

“I am a great supporter of his, and vice versa. I plan a tour of 10 cities with him in September to support him, and we will do what it takes. We both represent a kind of Liberty Wing of the Republican Party,” said Paul. “We want to make sure that we do not allow anyone to come and try to defeat him.”

Paul is the only GOP senator to have voted against Trump’s megabill because of debt concerns, but, unlike Massie, he did not face a re -election before 2028. Paul said that he was “very confident” that Massie would beat a challenge supported by Trump.

“He is the most fiscal conservative member of the Chamber. He is the most pro-Gun member in the Chamber, the most pro-small of the rights of the Chamber,” said Paul. “Good sense of humor, travels the district and is someone who pays attention to its voters. I think he will do well. “