House Democrats are pushing for the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act to compel the Trump administration to release more documents about Epstein, who died by suicide in a federal prison in 2019, and his alleged sex trafficking operation.

Only three other House Republicans, all women, have joined Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie’s effort to force a vote on the legislation. Massie recently told right-wing provocateur James O’Keefe, “I don’t think my colleagues are happy about covering up for pedophiles. But that’s what’s happening. It’s so sick and twisted. The reason they’re doing it is because they’re terrified of Trump’s political machine.”

Still, the Republican dismissed Monday’s release of documents. “Having a birthday card from Trump doesn’t help the survivors and the victims,” Massie told reporters. “It doesn’t name an additional new person who could be indicted. I think it’s just a distraction.” Despite staunch GOP opposition, Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., who is spearheading the push to release the Epstein files with Massie, announced that he expects Democrats to reach the 218 votes needed to compel the release of the Epstein files by the end of the month.

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    9 days ago

    Charlie Kirk was about to call for the release of the Epstein files. That’s why Putin had him killed.

    Source: The same place conservatives are getting their information.

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        I mean there’s as much evidence for that as it was a trans immigrant Palestinian or whatever they are claiming today.

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          Lol even for how silly and way out of touch with reality your comment is, the situation is far far worse.

          They’re telling their base that the entirety of the left shit him, and they’re gobbling it up because they’re incapable of thought.

          Edit: shot not shit, keeping it because he truly deserved a supersonic turd to the neck. Maybe in another life.