Outgoing Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) is using his last weeks in Congress to get bills across the finish line.
Though he failed to force an impeachment vote on War Secretary Pete Hegseth this week, the Kentucky Republican announced Wednesday that he has secured the needed number of votes to force a vote on files related to convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein.
“This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II,” he wrote in a post on X, adding that he is “working closely” with Democrat Reps. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) and Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) to “get this to the floor for a vote soon.”
🚨This morning we reached the required 218 signatures on my discharge petition for Epstein Files Transparency Act II !
I’m working closely with @RepJayapal, @RepTeresaLF and @RepRoKhanna to get this to the floor for a vote soon.
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) November 11, 2026
“Massie launched a discharge petition over the summer to circumvent leadership and force a vote on the bill, known as the Epstein Files Transparency Act II,” CBS News reported.
“In order to bring the legislation to the floor, the discharge petition needs 218 signatures. It hit that threshold Wednesday. Four Republicans, including Massie, and all Democrats have added their names. The other Republicans who signed on are Reps. Brian Fitzgerald of Pennsylvania, Nancy Mace and Ralph Norman, both of South Carolina,” the report continued.
#BREAKING: 🚨 Republican Congressman Thomas Massie gets the votes needed to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.
https://t.co/NevXGvdoo3
— IT’S TIME FOR JUSTICE (@LiddleSavages) November 12, 2026
Social media users weighed in on Massie’s choice of colleagues on the legislation.
The people you’reworking with are very telling about your purpose and agenda.
— Leslie 4 Life & Liberty🎗 (@LGunterson) November 11, 2026
You can’t work closely with people who hate Americans and convince people you’re doing what’s best for America.
What happened to you?
— Question Everything (@questionthings0) November 11, 2026
Quite the Squad you have there.
— GS (@GSTO2022) November 11, 2026
Working with commies who had FOUR YEARS under Biden to disclose those files and did nothing. Great.
— Alex Simonelis (@alexsimonelis) November 11, 2026
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