Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) tore into President Donald Trump, his Cabinet and other insiders on Sunday for how they’ve handled files related to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Massie slammed what he called the “Epstein class,” or the billionaires who were “rubbing shoulders” with those named in the files.
“Donald Trump told us that, even though he had dinner with these kinds of people in New York City and West Palm Beach, that he would be transparent,” Massie said on ABC’s “This Week” on Sunday. “But he’s not. He’s still in with the Epstein class.”
The president was once close friends with Epstein, who was found dead in his jail cell at a federal facility in 2019, during Trump’s previous term. His death was ruled a suicide, but some ― including Epstein’s brother ― don’t believe the official account.
Trump and those around him campaigned in 2024 on releasing all of the files related to Epstein. However, once in office, he and his team stonewalled that release, with Trump himself repeatedly dismissing the Epstein files as a “Democrat hoax.”
Massie helped spearhead an effort in Congress to force the release of the files, which were heavily redacted.
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said last week that he searched the unredacted version of the Epstein files for “Don,” “Donald” and “Trump” and got more than 1 million results.
In addition, the files have indicated that multiple Trump insiders had more extensive ties to Epstein than previously known, including Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Mehmet Oz and former White House strategist Steve Bannon.
The files do not implicate Trump or his associates in criminal activity, and they’ve denied any wrongdoing.
As a result of those links and more, Massie on Sunday offered up a new name for the Trump administration.
“This is the Epstein administration,” Massie said. “And they’re attacking me for trying to get these files released.”
Trump has frequently targeted Massie and has endorsed his primary opponent in this year’s midterm elections.
Check out the full interview below: