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Thomas Massie Just Reminded Billionaires of One Standard They Can’t Escape

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The DOJ dumped 3.5 million pages of Epstein files on January 30 and declared victory.

But Thomas Massie isn't letting them off that easy.

And Thomas Massie just reminded billionaires of one standard they can't escape.

Massie Reposted His Warning After Latest File Dump

On February 1, 2026, U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) took to X and reposted video of himself from November speaking outside the Capitol.

The timing wasn't coincidental.

The DOJ had just released 3.5 million pages of Epstein files the day before and claimed they'd fulfilled their legal obligations under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced the review was "over" and the department had "nothing to hide."

But the DOJ admitted they identified over 6 million potentially responsive pages and only released about half.

That's when Massie reminded everyone of the standard he set back in November before the bill even passed.

"How will we know if this bill has been successful? We will know when rich men are being perp walked in handcuffs to the jail," Massie's November video stated.

"Until then, this is still a coverup."

The Fight Started Last November

Massie co-sponsored the Epstein Files Transparency Act with Democrat Ro Khanna in a rare bipartisan effort.

They forced a vote through a discharge petition after fighting President Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi, FBI Director Kash Patel, Vice President JD Vance, and Speaker Mike Johnson.

The House passed it 427-1 on November 18, 2025.

The Senate approved it unanimously the same day.

Trump signed it November 19, giving the DOJ 30 days to release all files.

That's when Massie stood outside the Capitol with Epstein survivors and delivered a message that should have terrified every billionaire whose name would appear in those files.

"Decades. That is wrong. Do not let the Senate muck this bill up," Massie warned senators before they voted.

"And if you are, if you're a party to that in the Senate, you are part of this cover up that we are trying to expose."

The Kentucky Republican didn't pull punches about why some lawmakers might want to protect certain people.

"I am sorry if one of your billionaire donors is going to get embarrassed because he went to Rape Island," Massie stated in November.

"That is what they have coming."

Embarrassment Isn't Justice

Massie made clear in November that public humiliation isn't sufficient punishment for men who sexually abused children.

"In fact, they need to be on the other side of bars," he said.

"A lot of them, some of them will be embarrassed, but some of them need to go to prison, and the survivors know that."

The files released so far show exactly why Massie set that bar.

Bill Clinton and Jeff Bezos attended parties at Ghislaine Maxwell's house according to emails from October 2009.

When asked under oath about Bill Clinton during a 2016 deposition, Epstein invoked the Fifth Amendment to every single question.

Tech leaders, finance executives, and politicians all appear connected to Epstein's network in various ways throughout the documents.

House investigators are pursuing contempt charges against Bill and Hillary Clinton for refusing to testify about Bill Clinton's relationship with Epstein.

Multiple public figures have already resigned after their names appeared in the January 30 dump.

But nobody's been arrested.

Nobody's been perp walked.

And that's exactly Massie's point.

Two-Tiered Justice on Full Display

The pattern Massie is fighting has played out for decades.

Jeffrey Epstein himself got a sweetheart deal in 2008 that let him serve just 13 months in a private wing of a county jail with work-release privileges six days a week for sexually abusing dozens of girls as young as 14.

His co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell is serving 20 years, but dozens of men who participated in the abuse have never been charged.

Meanwhile, Paul Carter got life in prison for heroin residue in a bottle cap that prosecutors admitted was "too insignificant to weigh."

Stanford swimmer Brock Turner faced up to 14 years for sexual assault but the judge gave him six months because prison would have a "severe impact" on his swimming career.

That's the system millions of dollars in legal fees buys you.

Massie Is Paying the Price for Fighting

The super PAC attacks started within hours of the January 30 file release.

"MAGA KY" bought $800,000 in TV ads targeting Massie for his role forcing the files public.

The group's top donors include hedge fund billionaire Paul Singer ($1 million) and John Paulson ($250,000).

Paulson himself appears in Epstein's black book.

"It was not a hoax, I cannot be bullied, I am not done, and this is why those in power are doing everything in their power to defeat me," Massie wrote on X on January 31.

President Trump endorsed Ed Gallrein to challenge Massie in the GOP primary and called Massie a "Third Rate Congressman."

The Kentucky legislator responded that he votes with Republicans 91% of the time.

"The 9% I don't, they are taking up for pedophiles, starting another war, or bankrupting our country," Massie told a conservative blogger.

Massie and Khanna are now threatening to pursue impeachment or contempt charges against Attorney General Bondi if the DOJ doesn't release the remaining files.

They've asked for access to unredacted versions of documents to verify the DOJ isn't hiding evidence.

Khanna told NBC's "Meet the Press" on February 1 that the January 30 release was "significant" but "not good enough."

"If we don't get the remaining files, then Thomas Massie and I are prepared to move on impeachment or contempt," Khanna stated.

The Standard Hasn't Changed

By reposting his November video on February 1, Massie sent a clear message.

The standard hasn't changed just because the DOJ dumped millions of pages.

The standard isn't measured by press conferences or file releases.

The standard is visible accountability for the wealthy and powerful.

That visual — wealthy men in handcuffs doing the perp walk — is what terrifies the people trying to keep parts of these files buried.

Because once Americans see billionaires and power brokers in handcuffs, the illusion that our justice system treats everyone equally shatters completely.

Massie fought his own party leadership, the White House, and billionaire donors to force transparency.

Now he's fighting to make sure transparency leads to actual justice, not just more documents for researchers to pour through.

The people with the most to lose from real accountability are spending millions to silence him.

But Massie's standard remains unchanged: rich men in handcuffs or it's still a cover-up.

Sources:

  • LifeZette News Staff, "Until We See Rich Men Handcuffed and Perp Walked, This Is Still a Cover Up: Thomas Massie," LifeZette, February 2, 2026.
  • The Hill, "Rep. Thomas Massie fights back against super PAC after latest Epstein files release," February 1, 2026.
  • CNBC, "Epstein files: Ro Khanna says DOJ's latest release is 'not good enough,'" February 1, 2026.
  • Wikipedia, "Epstein Files Transparency Act," accessed February 2, 2026.
  • CBS News, "Massive trove of Epstein files released by DOJ," January 30-31, 2026.
  • Forensics Colleges, "Case Studies: How the Wealthy Are More Likely to Get Away With Crimes," April 15, 2025.

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