‘It’s Not Going Away’: House Republican Promises to ‘Force a Vote’ On Release of Epstein Files After Trump Attack

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Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) hit back at President Donald Trump this week after the president attacked him on Monday night in a Truth Social post.

“Thomas Massie, the worst Republican Congressman, and an almost guaranteed NO VOTE each and every time, is an Embarrassment to Kentucky,” wrote Trump of the Republican congressman, who has been critical of Trump’s tax and spending bill.

“He’s lazy, slow moving, and totally disingenuous – A real loser! Never has anything positive to add. Looking for someone good to run against this guy, someone I can Endorse and vigorously campaign for!” added Trump.

Massie replied to Newsmax’s Marisela Ramirez by vowing to ensure that the so-called “Epstein Files” are released. Massie has angered Trump in recent days by continuing to push for a House bill to force the Justice Department to make public all their information on the Epstein case.

“President’s consultants have spent $1.8 million against me and I got a new tweet last night or a truth social last night and clearly that was because I’ve done this Epstein file,” Massie said in a clip shared online by Ramirez.

“Like, dogs don’t bark at parked cars, right? This bill is moving. This is coming to a vote. We’ve got enough Republican co-sponsors of the bill, twice as many as we need right now. Such that when they sign it and every Democrat signs this, we’re going to force a vote on it. It’s not going away,” he added.

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) announced on Tuesday he would send the House into an early summer recess to avoid the vote on releasing the Epstein files.

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