‘He’s in Epstein’s Black Book’: Thomas Massie Lays Into ‘Major Donor to the Republican Party’
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) tore into “major donor to the Republican Party” John Paulson this week, accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of covering up certain documents related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to protect Paulson and others “in Epstein’s black book.”
Speaking to Massie on Wednesday’s Rob Schmitt Tonight, Newsmax host Rob Schmitt asked, “You said today that high-level donors and other figures from both parties are being protected by the government because they are in that world, they’re so powerful, they have such deep connections to the government in both parties. Let’s start there. If you know that, and you said that today at the news conference, can we start and ask if you can give us some of these names that we all want to hear?”
Massie responded:
Well, let me give you the name of one of the billionaires who’s running $2 million of ads in my district since I started this effort [to release the Epstein Files]. His name is John Paulson. He’s a hedge fund manager and a major donor to the Republican Party, a major donor to the speaker of the House, a major donor to the president’s campaign, and he’s in Epstein’s black book. Now, that’s public, but that’s indicative of the types of people who may be implicated or just embarrassed by a release, a complete release of these files.
Schmitt questioned, “You believe that’s why we’re not getting this full release that you’ve been demanding, is because there are so many high-level donors that might be connected to the Republican Party, or to both parties, that they want to protect?”
“Yeah. That’s a big part of it,” Massie concluded.
Paulson was named in July as one of the three major Republican donors working to oust Massie from Congress following his repeated criticism of Israel – the other two donors being Paul Singer and Miriam Adelson.
“Three billionaires from New York City and Las Vegas have funded a superPAC deceptively named Kentucky MAGA to run millions of dollars of negative ads against me because I vote against foreign aid for Israel and needless wars in the Middle East,” protested Massie. “Kentuckians aren’t falling for it.”
“If John Paulson is in Epstein’s black book, its news to him. He never shared a meal or even a drink with Epstein,” a Paulson spokesperson said in a statement to Mediaite. “Never went to a party he hosted anywhere, never visited Epstein at any of his residences, was never on his plane and never on the island.
“In other words, this is a weak attempt to imply a relationship with Epstein that never existed at any level or of any kind. Mr. Paulson believes Congressman Massie has failed his constituents and should be replaced. Massie’s response is a fabricated attack with no substance at all. He should be ashamed of himself and withdraw the statement.”
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