Republican Rep.Thomas Massie said Sunday there could be "a deluge of Republicans" who vote in favor of forcing the Department of Justice to release all the Jeffrey Epstein files."There could be 100 or more.
I'm hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote," Massie told ABC News' "This Week" co-anchor Jonathan Karl.Massie was one of four Republicans who defied President Donald Trump and joined Democrats in signing the discharge petition which forced the vote this week.The vote comes after the House Oversight Committee released over 20,000 documents, including email and text messages from Epstein, many of which mention Trump. The president has responded by calling the files a "hoax" and he pressed Attorney General Pam Bondi to open an investigation into several prominent Democrats over their connections to Epstein. Trump, Marjorie Taylor Greene engage in war of words over Epstein investigation"I have another concern about these investigations that he's announced.
If they have ongoing investigations in certain areas, those documents can't be released.So this might be a big smokescreen, these investigations to open a bunch of them to--as a last ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files," Massie said.Rep.
Thomas Massie, R-Ky., appears on ABC News' "This Week" on Nov.16, 2025.ABC NewsDemocratic Sen.
Chris Murphy also discussed the Epstein files on "This Week," calling Trump’s call for Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate Democrats "both heartbreaking and totally unsurprising."Popular ReadsTrump admin live updates: Trump steps up economic messaging amid voter frustration1 hour agoTrump, Marjorie Taylor Greene escalate feud over Epstein probeNov 15, 2:48 PMGovernment shutdown updates: Senate vote marks step towards ending federal shutdownNov 9, 11:48 PM"The Department of Justice has just become a protection racket for Donald Trump and a witch hunt operation against his political opponents.This is why our de...