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How Rep. Thomas Massie Was Able to Force a Vote on Epstein Records
Massie secured 218 signatures to force a House vote on bipartisan legislation compelling DOJ to disclose all Jeffrey Epstein records, limiting delays to narrow, temporary investigations.
- Rep. Thomas Massie used a discharge petition to force a U.S. House of Representatives vote, requiring 218 signatures, a rare threshold met by only three petitions this year.
- The legislation limits delays by allowing withholding only when they would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution, and Rep. Thomas Massie highlighted its narrowly tailored and temporary language in a post on X Tuesday night.
- Rarely used, the petition allowed Rep. Thomas Massie to bypass committees after Rep. Adelita Grijalva was sworn in and three GOP members defied President Donald Trump.
- If the Justice Department cites an ongoing investigation, it could withhold Jeffrey Epstein files despite the vote, though Rep. Thomas Massie warned against blocking release using an `open investigation` amid President Donald Trump's related demands.
- Experts call the discharge petition mechanism a `shot across the bow`, signaling growing impatience with House leadership as Rep. Thomas Massie said on Nov. 18, `It’s a very hard thing to do.
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On Epstein, Massie finds himself in unusual place: The majority
When a bill passes the House by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 427-1, you would usually assume Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) would be in the minority. But that wasn’t the case Tuesday, when the House voted on legislation to require the Justice Department to release its records concerning the late convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. Massie was, in fact, a leading Republican behind the bill, sponsoring it when it was a …
·Washington, United States
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The Republicans become nervous and mutiny against Trump. They force almost unisono the release of the Epstein investigation files. The authority of the president has suffered.
·Zürich, Switzerland
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