Rep. Thomas Massie warns after US-Israeli attacks on Iran that ‘bombing a country will not make Epstein’s files disappear’

Donald TrumpRepublican enemies believe the president has ulterior motives for his military actions in Iran.Rep. Thomas Massie issued a pointed reminder Sunday that war will not distract him, forcing the Justice Department to release all documents related to Jeffrey Epstein.The Kentucky liberal wrote onMassey is one of several Trump critics who have accused the president of creating a foreign policy crisis and other controversies at the White House to deflect scrutiny of his historical ties to Epstein, especially as new Justice Department documents related to the late sex trafficker’s crimes are released, The Daily Beast reported.In January, critics also claimed that the government’s capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro temporarily eased bipartisan pressure over Trump’s relationship with Epstein, who once described himself as Trump’s “closest friend.”Massey and his Democratic ally Rep. Ro Khanna spearheaded the Epstein Documents Transparency Act, which Trump reluctantly signed into law, directing the Justice Department to release all documents related to Epstein, who died in 2019, by December 19, 2025.The U.S. Department of Justice has released more than 3 million documents related to Epstein, but another 3 million documents are still withheld for various reasons.Massey was also a thorn in Trump’s side before the president took military action against Iran.“Congress must vote for war under our Constitution,” the congressman wrote on X on February 19. He said he and Khanna “will force the House to hold a vote as soon as possible. I will vote for America First, which means voting against more wars in the Middle East.”Massey and Khanna are expected to propose a vote next week aimed at curbing Trump’s military action without congressional approval.That effort did not stop the president from launching a major attack on Saturday morning, when a direct attack on the Shajareye Tayabeh girls’ school in Minab, Hormozgan province, reportedly killed at least 43 students and injured 63 others, according to Iran’s state news agency IRNA.“This is an unauthorized act of war by Congress,” Massie wrote in anIn another post, he blasted Trump’s military actions as the antithesis of “America First.”“I am against this war,” he wrote in a post that had been viewed 4.2 million times at the time of publication. “This is not ‘America First.'”Massie continued: “When Congress reconvenes, I will work with [Ro Khanna] Forcing Congress to vote on war with Iran. The Constitution needs to be voted on and your representatives need to be on record opposing or supporting this war. “The president has repeatedly called Massie a “loser” and an “idiot” and has endorsed his primary opponent, Edgar Rein, in the race for Kentucky’s 4th Congressional District.