Congressman Thomas Massie, who represents roughly all of Northern Kentucky, appeared on ABC News' 'This Week' on Sunday, claiming Republicans are spending $1.8 million in attack ads against him.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky is leading a bipartisan push to force a vote on releasing all files related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The move has been drawing criticism from House leadership in recent days.

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.

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.

Massie also said he believes Republicans will lose their slim majority in the midterm elections next year if they do not take a vote on releasing the files.

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie is proposing a resolution to publicly release files connected with accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. His calls for transparency comes amid President Donald Trump's claim that his political enemies perpetuated a ...

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Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie has raked in cash from a slew of new donors despite his opposition to President Trump's policies.

President Donald Trump slams Rep. Thomas Massie, noting he plans to endorse against and campaign against the Kentucky Republican incumbent