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Trump Threatens Republicans if They Dare to Release the Epstein Files

It Will Be Considered “A Very Hostile Act to the Administration”

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William Spivey
Sep 04, 2025
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“Helping Thomas Massie and Liberal Democrats with their attention-seeking, while the DOJ is fully supporting a more comprehensive file release effort from the oversight committee, would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration,”-Unknown Trump Spokesperson

The pretense is over, Donald Trump is no longer pretending he wants the Epstein Files released, he’s going all out to prevent a bipartisan attempt to see them released.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA are rallying supporters to back a discharge petition, forcing a floor vote on whether to release the complete files, with names of victims redacted. The discharge petition is needed because House Speaker Mike Johnson, under Trump’s orders, has no intention of bringing the vote to the floor otherwise. Johnson sent the entire House of Representatives home early last month, in the hope that the issue would die…

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