Thomas Massie has criticized Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein – key US politics stories from 16 November at a glance

US attorney general names Jay Clayton as lead investigator, hours after direction from US president – key US politics stories from 14 November 2025

Thomas Massie says move could be Trump’s ‘last-ditch effort’ to keep Epstein files from becoming public

Thomas Massie has criticized Trump for ordering attorney general Pam Bondi to examine Democrats with ties to Epstein – key US politics stories from 16 November at a glance

'We have nothing to hide," Trump wrote on Truth Social, after previously fighting a proposal to make more of the Epstein files public.

U.S. President Donald Trump has called on Congressional Republicans to vote to release files related to deceased convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) responded to the president's insults on Sunday.

The president had earlier dismissed the issue as a “Democratic Hoax” and publicly feuded with Republicans pushing for the release of these files.

President repeats assertion that former ally is a ‘traitor’ even as he urges fellow Republicans to vote for release of documents relating to sex offender

Donald Trump says ‘we have nothing to hide’ as Maga suspicions grow over files – key US politics stories from Monday 17 November at a glance

Donald Trump pivoted at the weekend to signal his support for the bill and says he will sign the measure when it reaches his desk – key US politics stories from Tuesday 18 November