GOP Reps supporting Massie's discharge petition to get House vote on releasing more Epstein files

Support among Republicans has grown for a discharge petition introduced by Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., that would force the House to vote on directing the Department of Justice to release more files related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. 

The Republican lawmakers who have co-sponsored the legislation include Reps. Jeff Van Drew (New Jersey), Lauren Boebert (Colorado), Marjorie Taylor Greene (Georgia), Eric Burlison (Missouri) and Tim Burchett (Tennessee).

Massie announced Tuesday evening that he would be introducing the discharge petition and could start collecting signatures in a week. 

"We all deserve to know what’s in the Epstein files, who’s implicated, and how deep this corruption goes. Americans were promised justice and transparency," Massie wrote on the social media platform X. "We’re introducing a discharge petition to force a vote in the US House of Representatives on releasing the COMPLETE files."

The Trump administration has received backlash for how it has handled the files related to Epstein. Last week it was reported that FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino and Attorney General Pam Bondi got into an argument over the matter, resulting in Bongino considering leaving the FBI. 

House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La. also called for more transparency on the matter Tuesday.

Epstein died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking of minors and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking.