Massie rips Trump’s lack of transparency on files as head of ‘Epstein administration’

Published February 15, 2026 11:57am ET



Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) derided President Donald Trump for his lack of transparency related to the Epstein files, going so far as to claim the president is in charge of the “Epstein administration.”

“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, but he’s not,” the congressman said on the ABC News Sunday morning news program This Week. “He’s still in with the Epstein class. This is the Epstein administration, and they’re attacking me for trying to get these files released.”

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