Thomas Massie Reacts To Some Of His Fellow Republicans Going Silent On Epstein Files

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Speaking to reporters, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) responded to some of his Republican colleagues going silent on the Epstein Files after calling for their release previously.

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00:00Mr. Nassi, there were so many of your colleagues who were once calling for this who have gone silent.

00:06Are you surprised at how quickly some of these so-called fighters for this information just disappeared?

00:13Look, I think politicians do not like conflict.

00:18They'd like to tell both sides that they're on their side.

00:21And so that's why we need an actual vote with the U.S. House of Representatives.

00:25I think any of my colleagues who you've implicated with that statement would probably vote yes to release the Epstein files.

00:35Do you think that those co-sponsors, Republican co-sponsors, are actually going to sign the discharge petition, though?

00:40Oh, yeah.

00:41I think all 10 of them or 11 of them will.

00:43I think there are some cognitive dissonance if you've co-sponsored this resolution and that you won't sign the discharge petition.

00:51And I actually don't believe any of my colleagues who've co-sponsored this wouldn't sign it.

00:57I mean, they're going to sign it.

00:59And if every Democrat signs it, we're going to get the Epstein files.

01:04Now, the Speaker of the House has a decision to make once we achieve 218 signatures.

01:11He has to decide if he himself is going to try to bring some resolution on the floor to hide this.

01:18And I think that's going to be a great tell.

01:21If he does, that vote will be the vote on whether we expose this pedophilia ring.

01:28Do you have any assurances from Democratic leadership that all Democrats will sign the discharge petition?

01:33I don't have any assurances from anybody.

01:36But I think if you're moral and upstanding and you want transparency and you want justice, you're going to sign this.

01:43Why do you think Trump...

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