Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) vowed to ensure the Department of Justice complies with the full release of the Jeffrey Epstein files, noting inherent contempt is the “most expeditious way” to enforce it.
The Department of Justice began unveiling the Epstein files on Friday evening, in accordance with the Epstein Files Transparency Act, championed by House members like Massie and Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA). Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the rollout will continue over the next several weeks.
By Saturday evening, several documents were removed from the newly published “Epstein Library” from the DOJ’s website, with Blanche explaining that the documents were removed following concerns expressed by victims and victims’ rights groups.
In an interview on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday morning, Massie said the DOJ’s file release was “flouting” the spirit of the Epstein Files Transparency Act. He said he would not be satisfied with the release “until the survivors are satisfied.”
“There are several ways to get at this. Some take longer. Some are shorter. The quickest way, and I think most expeditious way, to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi, and that doesn’t require going through the courts,” Massie said.
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He told the network that he and Khanna are currently discussing and drafting a plan to use congressional contempt powers. Khanna emphasized that the two lawmakers only need the House for inherent contempt and said they are “building a bipartisan coalition.” He said the move would “fine Pam Bondi for every day that she is not releasing these documents.”
Blanche insisted on NBC’s Meet the Press on Sunday morning that the DOJ was complying “in every way, shape, and form” with the newly enacted law championed by Massie and Khanna.
