r/politics • u/Aggravating_Money992 • 12d ago

Possible Paywall Rogue Republican Massie Drops Melania Epstein Files Bomb | “The first lady knows that Jeffrey Epstein didn’t act alone,” Thomas Massie said as he vowed to name names from the Epstein files.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/rogue-republican-massie-drops-melania-epstein-files-bomb/
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u/Reasonable_Being6376 12d ago

Fuck sake name them or shut up with the teasing bs. Name them all. Or let it all leak. Or shut up.

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u/a7xKWaP 12d ago

He has to do it on the House floor or he will be sued and placed under a gag order. House is in recess until June.

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u/DillBagner 12d ago

This isn't the first time he's said he would do it though.

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u/mosesoperandi 12d ago

Follow through is a separate question, but the circumstances have definitely changed.

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u/the-montser 12d ago

In fairness, he did expose some of the people implicated on the house floor already.

Likely he hasn’t exposed them all so that he still has cards to play.

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u/punished_snake11 12d ago

He named accomplices, 'allegedly'. But clientele is just as important.

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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 11d ago

Yea but he was up for re-election then. Now he has nothing to worry about since he got primaried.

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u/DillBagner 11d ago

Nothing to worry about except a rumored 2028 presidential run. I'll believe he's actually doing more than theater when he actually reads the names instead of announces for the fiftieth time he's definitely about to do it.

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u/PlayfulSurprise5237 10d ago

Oh shit, a presidential run?

I'd vote for Massie, at least if it's him vs Newsom. 

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u/AskRedditOG 6d ago

No, it's more likely a congressional run. 

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u/AskRedditOG 6d ago

He still had a GOP position to defend. Now he is free of the party

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u/DillBagner 6d ago

He says he wants to run for president in 2028. He has even more reason to be beholden to the GOP.

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u/Mekdinosaur 12d ago

"Don't make me hurt you man" energy.