Thomas Massie drags Donald Trump’s White House amid release of DOJ files

“She came with a book full of insults, one for each member of Congress,” Massie said of Bondi’s actions during Wednesday’s House Judiciary hearing.

“She obviously had one for me. And you know, I was there then [former AG] Merrick Garland was there. Obviously I don’t agree with him politically, but he performed much better in the sense that at least he didn’t look bad. And unfortunately, we didn’t get the answers we wanted from her about the Epstein Files Transparency Act,” he added.

He also blasted Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche for the letter saying all files had been released.

“I know the DOJ wants to say they’re done with this document production,” Massie said. “The problem is that they deleted documents before we could review the unredacted versions. Some of the most important, including Virginia Giuffre’s case and a photo of Epstein in a room with boxes marked “CIA,” have been removed. We want to see all these files – they can’t just delete them after production.”

On Saturday, February 14, Bondi and Blanche informed lawmakers in a letter that the agency had provided all documents related to Epstein in accordance with the Epstein Transparency Act.

“In accordance with the requirements of the law… the ministry has released all ‘records, documents, communications and investigative materials in the possession of the ministry’ that ‘relate to’ [Epstein]” the letter said.

Officials noted that some information was redacted to protect victims’ privacy, including personal and medical data that was deemed a “clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.”

However, some lawmakers remain divided over the document’s release. During a recent hearing, Rep. Jamie Raskin accused Bondi of “ignoring” victims and running a “massive Epstein cover-up.”

Bondi responded by reportedly calling Raskin a “backwater, loser lawyer” as the dispute intensified.

Massie also directly called out Trump, who has repeatedly attacked the congressman and his wife while supporting Massie’s Republican primary opponent, Ed Gallrein.

“Look, this is about the Epstein class, the people who are funding the attacks against me,” Massie said. “They may or may not be involved in these files, but they were certainly in contact with the people in these files. Donald Trump told us he would be transparent even though he had dinner with people like this in New York City and West Palm Beach. But he’s not. He’s still in the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration, and they’re attacking me for trying to get these files released.”