Reps. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) announced they will host a press conference with “survivors of (Jeffrey) Epstein and (Ghislaine) Maxwell’s abuse.”
“On September 3rd at 10:30am ET, @RepRoKhanna and I will be hosting a press conference at the Capitol joined by survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s abuse — several of whom will be speaking out for the first time,” Massie said.
“The survivors deserve justice and Americans deserve transparency,” he added.
On September 3rd at 10:30am ET, @RepRoKhanna and I will be hosting a press conference at the Capitol joined by survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s abuse — several of whom will be speaking out for the first time.
The survivors deserve justice and Americans deserve transparency. pic.twitter.com/JuoAJhWla6
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) August 11, 2025
Khanna shared the same media advisory.
On September 3rd at 10:30am ET, @RepThomasMassie and I are hosting a press conference joined by survivors of Epstein and Maxwell’s abuse — several of whom will be speaking out for the first time.
The survivors deserve justice and the public deserves transparency. pic.twitter.com/5Ymsm5ClaM
— Rep. Ro Khanna (@RepRoKhanna) August 11, 2025
A closer look:
Massie and Khanna jointly introduced legislation for the full release of the Epstein files.
“This is for transparency. I’m less concerned about his mentions. I’m much more concerned about the hundreds of people who were powerful and rich, who had impunity,” Khanna previously said.
Check it out:
Rep. Ro Khanna says his push for the Epstein files is not “anti-President Trump.”
“This is for transparency. I’m less concerned about his mentions. I’m much more concerned about the hundreds of people who were powerful and rich, who had impunity.” https://t.co/WakJEpLG3o pic.twitter.com/JkRqT7QcLB
— This Week (@ThisWeekABC) July 27, 2025
POLITICO noted:
The Republican fiscal hawk and California progressive joined forces in July with their attempt to launch a discharge petition that would force the House to vote on giving Attorney General Pam Bondi 30 days to release a broad array of files from Epstein’s case. They told Welker that failing to do so would further damage the relationship between voters and their elected leaders.
ADVERTISEMENTThe pair took particular issue with the Justice Department’s statements that it was focusing on the needs of victims by declining to release more of the files.
“No one has asked the victims what they want,” Khanna said. “They do want these files released for closure and for healing.”
The GOP has been embroiled in controversy since the Justice Department in early July announced that a DOJ and FBI review had uncovered no evidence of an incriminating client list or history of blackmail from the disgraced financier, who authorities say died by suicide in a New York jail in 2019.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) expressed concerns that the effort from the congressmen is “reckless.”
“House Republicans insist on the release of all credible evidence and information related to Epstein,” Johnson said.
“But we are also insisting upon the protection of innocent victims, and our concern is the Massie and Khanna discharge petition is reckless in the way that it is drafted and presented. It does not adequately include those protections,” he continued.
Here’s the clip:
Mike Johnson on why he adjourned the House early to prevent the release of Epstein list:
“Let me be absolutely clear, House Republicans insist on the release of all credible evidence related to Epstein… The Massie-Khanna discharge petition is reckless.”
Sounds to me like he’s… pic.twitter.com/CylQElKBTw
— Ron Smith (@Ronxyz00) July 27, 2025
The Hill wrote:
Massie and Khanna’s bill has 11 Republican co-sponsors, including Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene (Ga.), Tim Burchett (Tenn.) and Lauren Boebert (Colo.), all known as staunch members of the GOP’s hard-right flank.
Khanna and Massie also made a Sunday appearance on “Meet the Press” in a joint interview, with Massie saying the Epstein controversy “is going to hurt Republicans in the midterms, the voters will be apathetic if we don’t hold the rich and powerful accountable.”
“I think when we get back, we can get the signatures required to force this to the floor. Speaker Mike Johnson should do the right thing and just bring it to the floor and not require us to force it,” Massie said of his and Khanna’s effort.
ADVERTISEMENTThe Hill has reached out to Massie’s office for comment.
When reached for comment, Khanna’s office directed The Hill to a portion of the two representatives’ bill that provides for redactions for “personally identifiable information of victims or victims’ personal and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”
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