Congressman Thomas Massie, who represents roughly all of Northern Kentucky, appeared on ABC News' 'This Week' on Sunday, claiming Republicans are spending $1.8 million in attack ads against him.

I don’t know why it should be politically painful to be transparent,” Representative Thomas Massie, a Kentucky Republican, said on Sunday, referring to comments by Speaker Mike Johnson.

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie joined NBC's Meet the Press Sunday to talk about his efforts, along with California's Ro Khanna, to release information regarding Jeffrey Epstein, which has met stiff opposition from President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Kentucky GOP Rep. Thomas Massie has blasted the Justice Department for its handling of the Jeffrey Epstein case. Speaking with NBC’s Meet the Press, the Kentucky representative addressed a July 6 memo from the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Bureau of Investigation concluding that Epstein died by suicide in jail while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges in 2019 and that no “client list” of wealthy co-conspirators exists.

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky is leading a bipartisan push to force a vote on releasing all files related to the death of Jeffrey Epstein. The move has been drawing criticism from House leadership in recent days.

Kentucky's U.S. Rep. Thomas Massie is calling for the release of files connected with accused child trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.

Rep. Thomas Massie said he stands with Democrats in Congress to subpoena Jeffery Epstein's estate for documents related to his case.

A rush transcript of "This Week with George Stephanopoulos" airing on Sunday, July 27, 2025 on ABC News is below. This copy may not be in its final form, may be updated and may contain minor transcription errors. For previous show transcripts, visit the "This Week" transcript archive.

Kentucky GOP Congressman Thomas Massie has raked in cash from a slew of new donors despite his opposition to President Trump's policies.

Massie also said he believes Republicans will lose their slim majority in the midterm elections next year if they do not take a vote on releasing the files.

Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie implored the Trump administration officials to do “whatever they need to do to compel” testimony from sex predator Jeffrey Epstein’s madam Ghislaine Maxwell, even if