Thomas Massie Says He Has the Votes to Force a Vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II (11/9/26)
Republican Congressman Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced on November 5, 2026, that he expects to secure the 218 signatures necessary to force a House vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act II, setting up another confrontation with Republican leadership and the Trump administration over the continued withholding of Jeffrey Epstein records. Massie, who worked alongside Democratic Congressman Ro Khanna to pass the original transparency legislation in November 2025, argued that the Justice Department had failed to comply with the law by withholding millions of documents and maintaining…
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