I don’t know why it should be politically painful to be transparent,” Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, said on Sunday, referring to comments by Speaker Mike Johnson.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) on Sunday said that the current controversy over convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein is “going to hurt Republicans in the midterms.” “This is going to hurt Republicans in the midterms,

Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has blasted the Justice Department for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Speaking with NBC’s Meet the Press, the Kentucky representative addressed a July 6 memo from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation concluding that Epstein died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and that no “client list” of wealthy co-conspirators exists.

The lawmaker’s comments underscore the divisions within the Republican Party over the files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.

Republican Rep. Thomas Massie said Sunday he stands with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna's calls to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein's estate for documents related to his case, including, as reported by the Wall Street Journal,

Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie sound off on whether Ghislaine Maxwell should be pardoned and discuss their "Epstein Files Transparency Act."

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie joined NBC's Meet the Press Sunday to talk about his efforts, along with California's Ro Khanna, to release information regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which has met stiff opposition from President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Speaker Mike Johnson ripped Rep. Thomas Massie over his fellow Republican's ongoing efforts to seek the release of the Department of Justice's files regarding Jeffrey Epstein. The post House Republican Dragged by Mike Johnson Fires Back at Speaker Over Epstein Files: ‘I Have