Thomas Massie FIRES BACK at Trump’s DOJ With a BOMBSHELL Epstein Files Move!

Rep. Thomas Massie is preparing another major confrontation over the Jeffrey Epstein files, announcing that he expects to secure enough congressional signatures to force a House vote on legislation that could give survivors and state authorities new ways to challenge the Justice Department.

The Kentucky Republican made the announcement Thursday, November 5, as lawmakers prepared to return to Washington following the midterm elections.

“When we return next week, we’ll get 218 signatures for Epstein Files Transparency Act II, which guarantees a vote,” Massie wrote on X.

He added that the proposed legislation would allow survivors to obtain their own records, help state attorneys general pursue investigations and enable legal challenges against the Justice Department over withheld files.

Massie’s announcement comes after months of accusations from lawmakers in both parties that the Trump administration has failed to comply fully with the original Epstein Files Transparency Act.

President Donald Trump signed that legislation into law in November 2025.

But Massie and his Democratic allies argue that the department has continued withholding significant material and applying excessive redactions to documents that should be disclosed.

In July, Massie introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act II alongside Democratic Reps. Ro Khanna of California and Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico.

The legislation, H.R. 9694, would give Epstein survivors, state attorneys general, other authorized state prosecutors and members of Congress additional legal avenues to challenge the federal government over records.

It would also provide survivors access to unredacted records concerning themselves and strengthen enforcement provisions for the deliberate concealment or destruction of covered documents.

Massie has accused the Justice Department of withholding more than three million Epstein-related files, a claim the department disputes.

The DOJ has maintained that it complied with the original transparency law, announcing in January that it had released nearly 3.5 million pages and explaining that some materials were excluded because of legal exemptions, duplication or lack of relevance.

Massie, however, has insisted that the existing law needs stronger enforcement mechanisms.

“The Department of Justice has flagrantly and consistently ignored EFTA’s disclosure requirements,” he said when the second bill was introduced.

He argued that survivors and state authorities should have the right to bring the department before a court if legally required records remain unavailable.

Khanna has similarly accused the department of delaying releases and mishandling redactions, describing the second bill as an effort to strengthen accountability.

The latest announcement also carries significant procedural implications.

Massie said in October that his discharge petition had collected 216 signatures, just two short of the 218 required to pursue a vote through the House’s discharge procedure.

His November announcement indicated that he expected to reach that threshold when lawmakers returned.

The necessary signatures had not yet been confirmed as collected at the time of his statement, and the legislation had not passed the House.

Massie previously used a discharge petition to advance the original Epstein Files Transparency Act, which passed the House overwhelmingly in November 2025.

Now, with his congressional term ending in January 2027, he is seeking another vote before leaving office.

The central dispute remains unresolved: whether the Justice Department has fulfilled its disclosure obligations and whether Congress should provide additional legal remedies to compel the release of records.

Massie’s latest effort could bring that disagreement back before the House — with Epstein survivors, federal officials and lawmakers awaiting the outcome.