‘Everything should be out’: Over 100 House Republicans could vote to release the Epstein files

Washington, D.C. – Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), the lead Republican sponsor of the Epstein transparency bill, told ABC’s This Week on Sunday, that he expects a “deluge” of GOP votes — potentially 100 or more — when the House votes as early as Tuesday, on legislation that would compel the Department of Justice to release every remaining file related to Jeffrey Epstein’s sex-trafficking investigation and his 2019 death in federal custody.

“I think we could have a deluge of Republicans. There could be 100 or more. I’m hoping to get a veto-proof majority on this legislation when it comes up for a vote,” Massie said.

The bill would require the DOJ to publicly disclose all investigative records, with the sole exception of victim names.

Four Republicans — Massie, Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Nancy Mace (R-SC), and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) — previously forced the issue by signing a discharge petition. CNN and Politico reporting confirmed that internal whip counts now show support far beyond those four, with even establishment members signaling yes votes.

Last week, Rep. Don Bacon (R-NE) said, “Everything should be out — except for the victims’ names.”

Massie said a massive House margin would put direct pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), who has so far shown little interest, “I just hope John Thune will do the right thing. The pressure is going to be there if we get a big vote in the House.”

For months the White House had quietly worked to block or delay the bill. That changed dramatically Sunday evening when President Trump posted on Truth Social that Republicans should vote for the legislation — a complete reversal that came only after it became clear a large number of House Republicans were prepared to vote yes regardless of White House opposition.

Earlier Sunday, Massie had been blunt about the president’s original stance,
“I think he’s trying to protect a bunch of rich and powerful friends. There are at least 20 people in those files, there are politicians, billionaires, movie producers who are implicated criminally who haven’t been investigated.”

White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson responded with a full statement:

“By releasing tens of thousands of pages of documents, cooperating with the House Oversight Committee’s subpoena request, and President Trump recently calling for further investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends, the Trump Administration has done more for the victims than Democrats ever have.”

The reversal followed last week’s bipartisan release of thousands of Epstein emails including multiple messages referencing Trump and flight logs confirming seven Trump flights on Epstein’s plane in the 1990s, all short-haul Palm Beach to New York.

Trump has repeatedly called the disclosures a “hoax.”

Even with Trump’s last-minute endorsement, the bill still faces a steep path: it must pass the Senate where GOP leadership has been cool and survive an almost certain presidential veto.

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A veto-proof House vote — roughly 290 votes if every Democrat joins 100+ Republicans — would make any veto politically radioactive and dramatically increase pressure on the Senate.

This could force Senate action, with Thune facing pressure from 35 Republicans in a September whip count. The bill’s passage might expose new Epstein connections, including Trump’s seven 1990s flights on Epstein’s jet (Palm Beach to NYC), per flight logs.

The House vote is currently scheduled as soon as Tuesday, November 18. More so, House Oversight’s Phase 3 hearing on the Epstein files remains set for December 5.