Johnson-Massie beef escalates over Epstein files

The Epstein files are like that weed in your backyard that you think you pulled, but it always seems to come back.

I honestly thought this had died down, but I was dead wrong on that front.

Not only are the Epstein files back, but so are witnesses and a bipartisan movement to have the records released, reigniting the feud between Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Speaker Johnson (R-LA).

The Document Release

Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) have been working on legislation to have the Epstein files released, promising a treasure trove of information and that Americans will be outraged when they see what was being kept secret.

According to reports over the last few days, roughly 30,000 documents have been released, but Epstein’s brother, Mark, says there is nothing in there that we don’t already know.

What he wants to know is who was there, and he may just get his wish, but I will get to that in a second.

I would say this… Massie and Khanna are doing a lot of talking, just like Trump and his surrogates did before the election. If they are making these bold promises, they had better deliver.

Witnesses Come Forward

If the names are not revealed of those who took part in Epstein’s offering, alleged victims have come forward to say they will name names.

The government contends there is no client list, but these alleged victims are willing to put names out there if the government does not want to do it.

This is going to be a big problem for Trump if it happens, but not because his name is in there.

The group of victims was asked point-blank if Trump had ever been around during this abuse, and the collective answer was a “no.”

The Beef

Massie has been making a big deal about this to get back at Trump. Of that, I am sure. Trump threatened to primary him for not supporting the BBB, and Massie is now out for blood.

After Massie did the usual media rounds about the files, Johnson responded, “I would describe virtually everything Thomas Massie says, as related to this issue, as meaningless.”

Massie fired right back, “[Johnson] copied three pages out of my resolution. I mean, we wrote this from scratch. So if he thinks it’s meaningless, why is he copying it and taking the teeth out of it? He is afraid of President Donald Trump. Mike Johnson’s speakership just hangs on that thread.”

I would never have described Johnson’s hold on the caucus as firm, and his grip just got a little weaker. Who would have thought that the Epstein files would wreck the GOP instead of the Democrat Party? However, that is what is happening right now, and it’s not even because of who is in the files, just that the GOP is shockingly refusing to be transparent about them.