Dozens of House Republicans may vote in support of releasing files related to disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), a GOP sponsor of the legislation.
“I think we could have a deluge of Republicans. There could be 100 or more. I’m hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote,” Massie said Sunday in an interview on ABC’s “This Week.”
The House is set to consider a bill related to releasing the Epstein files as soon as Tuesday. The legislation would compel the Justice Department to disclose files tied to its investigation of Epstein and his death in federal prison.
Four House Republicans ― Massie, Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) ― had previously signed a petition pushing for the vote. Reports from CNN and Politico also suggested that far more Republicans could support the bill itself, as lawmakers in both parties have called for transparency on the issue.
“Let’s rip the Band-Aid off and get it done. I wish the president realized that. The more the White House pushes back on this, it just looks bad,” Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.) said Sunday on CBS’s “Face the Nation.”
