GOP congressman says Iran war won't 'make the Epstein files go away'

On Saturday, President Trump announced the U.S. had joined Israel in striking Tehran after the Islamic state had failed to make a deal with Washington regarding its nuclear program

Rep. Thomas Massie on Sunday said the Trump administration's joint strike on Iran with Israel "won’t make the Epstein files go away" in a loaded X post.

President Donald Trump announced that the U.S. had joined Israel in attacking Tehran early Saturday morning, garnering criticism from prominent Republicans accusing him of breaking major campaign promises.

Massie, a Republican of Kentucky and consistent critic of the president, seemed to accuse Trump of attempting to divert attention away from the Epstein files — which still hasn't been fully disclosed. "PSA: Bombing a country on the other side of the globe won’t make the Epstein files go away, any more than the Dow going above 50,000 will," he wrote. Last year, the Republican libertarian co-authored legislation forcing the Justice Department to disclose the Epstein files.

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After seeing the all the documents related to convicted child sex trafficker, Massie and California Democrat Rep. Ro Khanna claimed in February that redactions to the Epstein files are protecting powerful individuals.

“What I saw that bothered me were the names of at least six men that have been redacted that are likely incriminated by their inclusion in these files,” Massie said, adding that “it took some digging to find them.”

In an interview with Politico last month, Massie seemed unfazed by the animosity of the Republican president, who attacked his wife in a scathing post following the partial release of the Epstein files. Additionally, he made a suggestion that the White House, which already has a slim majority in the lower house, may experience additional defections as it tries to hold Republican backbenchers accountable.

“The margin is razor-thin, so on any given day, I would just need one or two of my own co-conspirators to get something done. And what’s happening is that the retirement caucus is growing and primary days are coming up and passing,” Massie told Politico.

“Once we get past March, April and May, which contain a large portion of their Republican primaries, I think you’re going to see more defections.”

“Because quietly and privately, people are telling me they agree with me. And so there are people who plan on running again who will be past their primaries or certainly past the date at which the administration could put another Navy SEAL up to run against somebody,” he continued.

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“And then there’s the retirement caucus, which includes people who don’t want to retire, but redistricting is going to take them out or pit them against another Republican when they may retire for that reason,” he said.