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Mr. Sparkle

(3,669 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:19 PM 19 hrs ago

'This is the Epstein Administration!' Thomas Massie Trashes Trump in Fiery ABC Hit

Source: Mediaite.com

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) ripped President Donald Trump — accusing him of being “still in the Epstein class” in a fiery interview on ABC Sunday. Speaking with Martha Raddatz on ABC’s This Week, the Kentucky Republican — who has relentlessly pushed for transparency on the Epstein files — slammed the president, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and the administration as a whole. Raddatz began by asking Massie to weigh in on Bondi’s “combativeness” at Wednesday’s blockbuster House Judiciary hearing.

“She came with a book full of insults, one for each congressperson,” Massie said. “She obviously had one for me. And, you know, I’ve been there when [former AG] Merrick Garland was there. Obviously, politically, I don’t agree with him, but he performed much better in terms of at least not looking bad. And, unfortunately, we didn’t get the answers we wanted about the Epstein Files Transparency Act from her.” Massie went on to trash Bondi and Deputy AG Todd Blanche over the letter they sent Saturday in which they claimed they have now produced “all” of the Epstein files.

“I know the DOJ wants to say they’re done with this document production,” Massie said. “The problem is they’ve taken down documents before we were able to go over to the DOJ and look at the unredacted versions. They took down some of the most significant documents. Two of them involving Virginia Giuffre’s case and other things, the picture of Epstein at — in a room where it’s got CIA written on the boxes. That’s been taken down. We want to be able to look at all these files. They can’t keep those documents down after they’ve already produced them.”

The congressman, on Sunday, went hard after the president. “Look, this is about the Epstein class, the people who are funding the attacks against me,” Massie said. “They may or may not be implicated in these files, but they were certainly rubbing shoulders with the people who are in these files. They’re billionaires who are friends with these people. And that’s what I’m up against in Washington, D.C. Donald Trump told us that even though, you know, he had dinner with these kinds of people in New York City and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent. But he’s not. He’s still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration, and they’re attacking me for trying to get these files released.”

Read more: https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/this-is-the-epstein-administration-thomas-massie-trashes-trump-in-fiery-abc-hit/

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'This is the Epstein Administration!' Thomas Massie Trashes Trump in Fiery ABC Hit (Original Post) Mr. Sparkle 19 hrs ago OP
I agree with Jimmy Kimmel: We should be calling them the Trump-Epstein files, since #rump loves branding (nt) William Seger 18 hrs ago #1
or 'Trumpstein files' for short. Both are effective and will stick. OGBuzz 17 hrs ago #2
I wonder how this will play out MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #3
Massie liberalgunwilltravel 16 hrs ago #4
Yes. Amazing that he has to do that. MadameButterfly 16 hrs ago #5
Cheney/Kinsinger part II progressoid 16 hrs ago #7
The only Republican I can respect wolfie001 16 hrs ago #6
Kick orangecrush 16 hrs ago #8
I don't know what put a burr under Massie's saddle, Bayard 7 hrs ago #9
...and, President Trumepstein. Layzeebeaver 5 hrs ago #10

William Seger

(12,312 posts)
1. I agree with Jimmy Kimmel: We should be calling them the Trump-Epstein files, since #rump loves branding (nt)
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 01:38 PM
18 hrs ago

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MadameButterfly

(3,890 posts)
3. I wonder how this will play out
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:37 PM
16 hrs ago

I don't see Trump letting him get away with this, or letting proof out sufficiently damning to end his administration. i hope Massie has very good protection.

liberalgunwilltravel

(1,140 posts)
4. Massie
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:45 PM
16 hrs ago

Has already posted on X that he is not suicidal.


Thomas Massie
@RepThomasMassie
I am not suicidal. I eat healthy food. The brakes on my car and truck are in good shape. I practice good trigger discipline and never point a gun at anyone, including myself. There are no deep pools of water on my farm and I’m a pretty good swimmer.
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MadameButterfly

(3,890 posts)
5. Yes. Amazing that he has to do that.
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:51 PM
16 hrs ago

i hope it's enough. We need enough of them that they can't plausibly take them out.

progressoid

(52,863 posts)
7. Cheney/Kinsinger part II
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 03:58 PM
16 hrs ago

The few Republicans that aren't suddenly retiring* are getting primaried.








*rather than stand up to Trump and the 2025 crew.

Bayard

(29,080 posts)
9. I don't know what put a burr under Massie's saddle,
Mon Feb 16, 2026, 12:57 AM
7 hrs ago

But he seems to be on a mission now. I must say, I'm impressed.


It wouldn't hurt to drop him a note of thanks on his Congressional website. I already have.

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