The Northern Kentucky congressman appeared on NBC's "Meet the Press" Sunday alongside Democratic colleague Rep. Ro Khanna of California to talk about the duo's discharge petition to force a vote on the release of the full files on Epstein.

Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie argues failure to meet the moment on the Epstein controversy could prove politically damaging to the GOP in the next election.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) says on Meet the Press that he questions why releasing the Epstein files would be “politically painful” for his party after Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) called for an early recess,

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.

After opposing Donald Trump’s megabill, Massie now has the MAGA wind at his back by pressuring the president for more disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein.

Johnson had no other option because Democrats ground the chamber to a halt in an attempt to get their Republican colleagues to vote on files related to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) — joined by Trump-rebelling Rep.

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.

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie joined NBC's Meet the Press Sunday to talk about his efforts, along with California's Ro Khanna, to release information regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which has met stiff opposition from President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The lawmaker’s comments underscore the divisions within the Republican Party over the files relating to Jeffrey Epstein.