White House Labels Support for Massie’s Epstein Petition Hostile Amid Transparency Battle

Kentucky Republican Representative Thomas Massie is leading a bipartisan effort, alongside Democrat Ro Khanna, to force the release of the full Jeffrey Epstein files, facing significant pressure from President Donald Trump's White House. Massie and a small group of Republicans, including Marjorie Taylor Greene, Nancy Mace, and Lauren Boebert, have supported a discharge petition to bring the issue to a vote, despite the White House labeling their efforts as a “hostile act.” Epstein survivors have publicly called for transparency, sharing harrowing accounts of abuse and supporting the petition, while accusing the administration of stonewalling justice. The House Oversight Committee released over 33,000 Epstein documents recently, but many are already public, and critics argue the full files, with victim names redacted, have yet to be disclosed. The controversy highlights a deep divide within the GOP, with some members rallying to protect Trump, whose name appears in the files, while others prioritize transparency and accountability. This ongoing struggle exemplifies broader public outrage over perceived unequal justice for the powerful and the wealthy in the Epstein case.