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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
John Bowden

Republican Thomas Massie gets the ball rolling on release of Epstein files as Congress returns to DC

A Republican congressman who is spearheading the push on the right for the Trump administration to release the entirety of the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein made it clear on Thursday that it will be top on the agenda as Congress returns.

Thomas Massie, a Kentucky representative with a history of clashing with the president and his own party, wrote on X that he planned to file a discharge petition forcing a vote on the matter in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, when the House gavels back into session.

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