Another bill to release Epstein files headed to House floor

WASHINGTON — As Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., enters his final weeks in Congress, he is one step closer to another vote on legislation related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A discharge petition led by Massie aimed at extracting more files from the Justice Department has now received enough support to force a vote on the House floor. kAm#6A] y@9? v2C2>6?5:[ s\r2=:7][ H2D E96 564:D:G6 a`gE9 D:8?2EFC6 @? E96 5:D492C86 A6E:E:@?[ 2 AC@465FC2= E@@= 2==@H:?8 C2?<\2?5\7:=6 w@FD6 >6>36CD E@ C68:DE6C E96:C DFAA@CE 7@C 2 A:646 @7 =68:D=2E:@? 2?5 4:C4F>G6?E =6256CD9:A E@ 7@C46 2 G@E6] |2DD:6 2?5 @E96C DFAA@CE6CD @7 E96 677@CE D2J E96 3:== :D 2 3:5 7@C EC2?DA2C6?4J]k^Am kAmt2C=:6C E9:D H66<[ |2DD:6 D2:5 9:D A:E49 E@ 9:D 4@==628F6D H2D D:>A=6]k^Am kAm“%96J 4@F=5 36 2 96C@ :7 E96J D:8? :E[” 96 D2:5[ 2D 96 492D65 5@H? E96 7:?2= EH@ D:8?2EFC6D 2D E96 w@FD6 C6EFC?65 7C@> C646DD @? |@?52J] #6A] p52> $>:E9[ s\(2D9][ D:8?65 ;FDE 367@C6 v2C2>6?5:]k^Am kAm|2DD:6’D E:>6 =67E :? @77:46 :D E:4<:?8 5@H? 27E6C 2 492==6?86C 324<65 3J !C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A @FDE65 9:> :? 9:D v~! AC:>2CJ 62C=:6C E9:D J62C]k^Am kAm%96 A6E:E:@? >2C6?E E@ AF3=:4=J C6=62D6 5@4F>6?ED :? :ED A@DD6DD:@? C6=2E65 E@ tADE6:? 2?5 9:D 2DD@4:2E6 v9:D=2:?6 |2IH6==]k^Am kAm%96 3:== A2DD65 E96 w@FD6 3J 2 G@E6 @7 caf\` =2DE }@G6>36C[ 2?5 :? E96 $6?2E6 2 76H 52JD =2E6C] %CF>A D:8?65 E96 >62DFC6 D9@CE=J 27E6CH2C5]k^Am kAmx? 2 DE2E6>6?E E9:D DF>>6C[ |2DD:6 D2:5 96 36=:6G6D E96 yFDE:46 s6A2CE>6?E :D DE:== H:E99@=5:?8 >@C6 E92? b >:==:@? 7:=6D E92E :E :D C6BF:C65 E@ C6=62D6 F?56C E96 }@G6>36C a_ad =2H 2?5 :D “>2:?E2:?:?8 962GJ C6524E:@?D” @? @E96CD]k^Am kAm%96 ?6H 3:== H@F=5 2==@H DE2E6 2EE@C?6JD 86?6C2=[ =@42= AC@D64FE@CD 2?5 G:4E:>D E@ DF6 E96 7656C2= 8@G6C?>6?E 7@C H:E99@=5:?8 DF49 5@4F>6?ED] xE H@F=5 2=D@ 2==@H G:4E:>D E@ AC:G2E6=J G:6H F?C6524E65 G6CD:@?D @7 2?J C64@C5D E92E >6?E:@? E96>]k^Am kAm}@H E92E E96 ?6H A6E:E:@? 92D C624965 a`g D:8?2EFC6D[ :E >FDE D:E 7@C D6G6? =68:D=2E:G6 52JD 367@C6 36:?8 42==65 FA 3J 2?J@?6 H9@ D:8?65 :E] {2DE E:>6 2C@F?5[ $A62<6C |:<6 y@9?D@?[ #\{2][ D4965F=65 2 w@FD6 G@E6 @? E96 :?:E:2= tADE6:? 3:== 367@C6 E92E C:A6?:?8 A6C:@5 H2D @G6C[ D2J:?8 :E H2D 2 7@C68@?6 4@?4=FD:@? E92E E96 =68:D=2E:@? H@F=5 C6249 E96 7=@@C]k^Am kAm~E96C #6AF3=:42?D H9@ 92G6 D:8?65 @? E@ E96 A6E:E:@? E9:D J62C :?4=F56 #6AD] }2?4J |246[ #\$]r]j #2=A9 }@C>2?[ #\$]r][ 2?5 qC:2? u:EKA2EC:4<[ #\!2][ ?@?6 @7 H9@> H:== 36 C6EFC?:?8 ?6IE r@?8C6DD] #6A] {2FC6? q@636CE[ #\r@=@][ 324<65 E96 :?:E:2= 677@CE =2DE 72==[ 3FE 96C ?2>6 5:5 ?@E 2AA62C @? E96 A6E:E:@? E9:D E:>6]k^Am kAmp==:6D @7 E96 :DDF6 :? r@?8C6DD 92G6 72465 AFD9324< 7C@> %CF>A] (9:=6 E96 AC6D:56?E DF886DE65 5FC:?8 9:D a_ac C66=64E:@? 42>A2:8? E92E 96 H2D @A6? E@ 564=2DD:7J:?8 D@>6 tADE6:? 5@4F>6?ED[ %CF>A E96? D9:7E65 862CD[ 42==:?8 E96> 2 “9@2I]”k^Am kAm“~?46 J@F 86E E@ a`g[ J@F 42? ?6G6C D:8? :E[” |2DD:6 D2:5] “%96C6’D ?@3@5J =67E[ ?@ DA@ED =67E] xE 8@6D DEC2:89E E@ E96 7=@@C[ 2?5 E96? J@F 42? G@E6 7@C :E] qFE J@F H6C6 ?6G6C A2CE @7 E96 8C@FA E92E 24EF2==J 8@E :E E@ E96 7=@@C]”k^Am