Thomas Massie Calls Out DOJ for No ‘Charges, Arrests or Investigations’ Over Epstein Files

“When will we see justice?” Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) demanded on the House floor Tuesday in a sharp rebuke of the Justice Department over its handling of the government’s files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

The DOJ’s release of millions of documents relating to its investigation into Epstein has triggered a wave of high-profile firings and resignations in the U.S. and overseas. However, there has been a glaring contrast between the fallout domestically and abroad — while there have been active criminal investigations overseas, there have yet to be any launched in the U.S.

Massie called attention to the stark difference on Tuesday. “I’ve not seen any arrests from the revelations in the Epstein files, over three million documents describing horrible things — describing unspeakable things, much of it redacted,” he said. “Over two dozen people have resigned, CEOs, members of government worldwide, but I haven’t seen any arrests or investigations here in the United States from this Department of Justice.”

The Republican congressman pointed to former Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and Peter Mandelson, the U.K.’s former ambassador to Washington, who were arrested within days of each other for their alleged ties to Epstein, and are both under investigation for misconduct in public office. Massie also highlighted former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjorn Jagland — who was charged with gross corruption linked to his relationship with Epstein — and how “we don’t see any charges, arrests or investigations in the United States.”

Massie proceeded to name the “men that should be investigated,” calling out former Apollo executive Leon Black, ex-Barclays CEO Jes Staley, and retail mogul Les Wexner. When referring to Wexner, the congressman asked, “Why did the FBI list him as a co-conspirator in their own documents in a child sex trafficking case, and then tell him that they had no questions for him?” Wexner was listed as a suspected “secondary co-conspirator” in a recently released DOJ file, although the document said, “There is limited evidence regarding his involvement” and he has not been charged in the case.

While all three men have been listed in the Epstein files, they have not been convicted of any wrongdoing related to Epstein.

“The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the DOJ and the FBI to disclose to us their internal memos and emails about how they made those decisions, whether to prosecute or not prosecute. Yet they have not delivered those memos,” Massie continued. “We need justice. We want the Department of Justice to get to work, and that’s what they need to do now.”

While Congress passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act back in November, the Justice Department has released the documents in an incomplete manner that has raised more questions about the convicted sex offender’s relationship with some of the most powerful figures in the United States — including President Donald Trump.

Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) and Massie, who led the bipartisan effort to force the department to release the files, will reportedly sit together during the State of the Union despite belonging to different parties.

Amid calls for calls for transparency, NPR reported on Tuesday that the DOJ withheld documents related to allegations that Trump sexually abused a minor, including over 50 pages of FBI interviews with the accuser. MS NOW independently confirmed the reporting, adding that the accuser alleged that around 1983 Trump forced her to perform oral sex on him when she was 13 or 14 years old and that Trump hit her when she resisted.

There is no public evidence that Trump was involved in Epstein’s sex trafficking ring. While Trump’s name allegedly appears in the files thousands of times, he has denied any wrong doing and insisted that Americans move on from the pedophilia scandal, which he has called a “hoax.”

When speaking at a press conference that same day, late Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, said, “There are moments in our nation where we are tested. Not by our words, but by what we are willing to confront.“ He continued, “Today we stand at one of these moments. America is at a crossroads. … We can choose truth, we can choose accountability, and we can choose to build a country where no one, no matter how well-connected and politically insulated, stands above the law.”