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Massie crosses threshold to force House vote on full Epstein files release

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Just The News · collected 2026-11-11 · by Greg Piper

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Thomas Massie, a Republican representative from Kentucky, led an effort that gathered enough signatures to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II in the House. This initiative, supported by 218 members including four Republicans and all Democrats, bypasses GOP leadership to compel the Justice Department to release withheld files related to Jeffrey Epstein. The act allows Congress members, state attorneys general, and victims to sue the DOJ for non-compliance with previous transparency requirements.
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Enough members of the House signed on to the discharge petition by lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a floor vote on his Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which would compel the Justice Department to release the files it's still withholding related to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
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Epstein PERSON · 4× GOP ORG · 3× Democrats NORP · 2× House ORG · 2× Massie PERSON · 2× Republicans NORP · 2× Thomas Massie PERSON · 2× the Justice Department ORG · 2× Kentucky GPE · 1× Ky. GPE · 1×

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Enough members of the House signed on to the discharge petition by lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a floor vote on his Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which would compel the Justice Department to release the files it's still withholding related to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-11
Enough members of the House signed on to the discharge petition by lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a floor vote on his Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which would compel the Justice Department to release the files it's still withholding related to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
2026-11-11 · Just The News
Massie crosses threshold to force House vote on full Epstein files release · assertive framing

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Massie crosses threshold to force House vote on full Epstein files release Four Republicans, including lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky, joined all Democrats to bypass GOP leadership and bring Epstein Files Transparency Act II to a floor vote. asserted
Republicans → cross → vote
Enough members of the House signed on to the discharge petition by lame-duck Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., to force a floor vote on his Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which would compel the Justice Department to release the files it's still withholding related to the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. asserted
it → sign → offender
CBS News reported four Republicans joined all Democrats in signing the discharge petition, reaching the magic number of 218 to circumvent GOP leadership. asserted
Republicans → report → leadership
The bill lets members of Congress, state attorneys general and victims of Epstein to sue the Justice Department for failing to comply with the Epstein Transparency Act. asserted
members → let → Act
GOP Reps. Brian Fitzgerald of Pennsylvania, and Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman of South Carolina, joined Massie, who accuses DOJ of both unlawfully withholding more than three million Epstein files and heavily redacting those it's releasing. asserted
it → join → those
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