Republicans Block Epstein File Discharge Petition
Kentucky republican representative Thomas Massie and the California California representative from California, Ro Khanna, who would force the government to release Jeffrey Epstein’s files, has 215 signatures – three less than the majority.
During the publication, Massie is one of the four Republicans in the House to sign the petition, against 211 of the 212 Democrats in the Chamber. The representative of Colorado Lauren Boebert, the representative of Caroline du Sud Nancy Mace and the representative of Georgia Marjorie Taylor Greene joined Massie to report the petition.
Of the colleague Tyler Olson. The Dencharge petition of representatives Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Ro Khanna (D-CA) to force a vote in the House on the publication of Epstein files is at 215 signatures this morning-three of 218 they need.
Massie, Boebert, Mace and Greenega remain the only one …
– Chad Pergram (@Chadpergram) September 8, 2025
The daily asked the Massie representative if he was convinced that the petition will finally reach the 218 necessary signatures, and if the decline in the house leadership suggests that it is unlikely to succeed.
“During our appearance on ABC yesterday, my colleague, the representative Ro Khanna, announced that we will have the 218 votes necessary for the Epstein Epstein petition by the end of this month,” the appellant told a statement. “When this vote occurs, will your member of the Congress vote for transparency and justice … or against?”
The petition entitled “Epstein Files Transparency Act” was deposited on July 15 to push the room to vote on the publication of all files relating to Epstein. (Related: Thomas Massie says he will force the vote on the publication of Epstein files)
Khanna united her forces with Massie to submit the resolution, which would need at least 218 house signatures – a simple majority – to reach the ground for a vote.
“We have the 218 votes, 216 already support him. There are two vacant posts which have not been reported as much, but two Democrats will join and they are both determined to sign it,” Khanna told ABC News on Sunday.
California Democratic representative Eric Swalwell, who was absent last week after the death of his mother, said in an article on X that he would sign the petition that he co -colored once he is returned to Washington, DC, which would bring the total signatures to 216.
I shared this morning on @Thisweekabc with @Reppthomasmassie that we have the 218 votes for the publication of Epstein files.
We need a society where people do not feel that they can enjoy young girls simply because they are rich and have political contacts. pic.twitter.com/fphrvcglot
– Ro Khanna (@Rokhanna) September 7, 2025
Massie also faced President Donald Trump about a resolution he introduced to a question all the government documents linked to Epstein and his alleged network.
Trump distinguished Massie by his name on a social article of truth, the appellant “the worst member of the Republican Congress, and an almost guaranteed vote each time, is a discomfort for Kentucky”, while suggesting that he could approve a challenger against him. (Related: Massie chooses another fight with Trump, this time on Epstein)
Massie went around the corridors of a congress in July with a workbook entitled “Epstein files: phase 2” and distributed leaflets by decomposing the law on transparency of Epstein files. The legislation would prevent the files from being retained for political reasons and would oblige the Attorney General (AG) PAM Bondi to provide an unlimited summary of any classified material.
Within 30 days of the promulgation of the law, the Attorney General must make all the non -classified files of the Ministry of Justice (DOJ) – including those of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and offices of American lawyers – accessible to the public in a consultable and downloadable format, subject to certain exceptions.
Release phase 2 of Epstein files. https://t.co/am0gwwclco
– Thomas Massie (@repthomasmassie) July 22, 2025
The resolution allows the leap to retain or refuse parts of the files which include the material of sexual abuse of children (CSAM), rape, physical violence or death, as well as any personally identifiable information of the victims. It also covers information that could compromise active federal surveys or prosecution, in addition to documents relevant to national defense or foreign policy.
The Chamber’s supervisory committee published thousands of files assigned to Epstein obtained from MJ on September 2. (Related: the surveillance committee publishes Epstein documents assigned to appear from the doj)
The committee confirmed on August 22 that it had received the documents, which totaled more than 33,295 pages.
The appellant contacted Swalwell to comment but did not receive an answer before the publication.
The appellant also contacted the lecturer of the room and the republican office of the representative of Louisiana, Mike Johnson, who underlined the appellant to his previous comments at Punchbowl News.
“He should be arrested because he is superfluous,” said Johnson. “It is not necessary. Developments in August, as we knew, have effectively made it a questionable point.
Publisher’s note: This article has been updated with the comments of the office of the representative Johnson.
