As the House returns from a monthlong recess, Rep. Thomas Massie is applying renewed pressure on the government to release records related to the disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
He lost no time Tuesday, sounding off on the so-called Epstein files and taking a procedural step that could cause headaches for Speaker Mike Johnson during the busy month ahead.
The effort by the Kentucky Republican sets up an intraparty clash right as the speaker has other matters on his mind, like averting a partial government shutdown as the fiscal year ends. On Tuesday, leaders added a different Epstein resolution to the House floor schedule this week, seemingly in a bid to tamp down dissent. And the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, led by James R. Comer, R-Ky., moved to post some Epstein-related documents online.
