Republican Rep. Thomas Massie stated Sunday he stands with Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna’s calls to subpoena Jeffrey Epstein’s property for paperwork associated to his case, together with, as reported by the Wall Road Journal, a birthday letter to Epstein allegedly written by President Donald Trump in 2003.
“Properly, I believe we must always get much more than simply the e book. Let’s get the monetary information of the property. The place is it — comply with the cash, as they are saying up right here,” Massie informed ABC Information’ “This Week” co-anchor Jonathan Karl. “We should always have a look at the plea discount. Open that up. See what was the deal? What was the deal that was lower? I believe there’s much more than simply that letter.”
The Wall Road Journal reported on a birthday message Trump allegedly wrote in a e book of messages for Epstein’s fiftieth birthday — the president denies it exists and has sued the Journal for defamation over the report. ABC Information has not been in a position to verify the existence of the letter.
Massie and Khanna’s joint laws would drive a Home vote on the discharge of the Epstein information. Nevertheless, Speaker Mike Johnson despatched the Home on an August recess a day early, successfully skirting the vote. Massie and Khanna at the moment are searching for a discharge petition, which with 218 votes from Home members, would bypass Johnson.
Massie stated: “It will drive a full launch of the information. It has the drive of regulation. It isn’t a subpoena. It isn’t a ‘Fairly please, would you launch the information?’ It is the drive of regulation and, it is received protections to redact victims’ names and to stop, you recognize, launch of kid pornography.”
Khanna added the Democratic curiosity on this case isn’t new, regardless of claims that the get together has latched on to the case because it causes infighting amongst a few of Trump’s MAGA base.
“Now we have been pushing for transparency throughout the Biden administration, each in 2021 and 2024 the courtroom ordered launch of paperwork, however Donald Trump raised the stakes and he did it in a means within the marketing campaign that was justified. He stated, ‘Look, once I get there, I’ll launch the information,'” Khanna stated.
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