Massie says Trump's Epstein investigation might be 'a big smokescreen' [View all]

Source: Politico

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) dismissed the Justice Department’s investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to notable Democrats as “a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files.”

"If they have ongoing investigations in certain areas, those documents can't be released," Massie told ABC's Jonathan Karl on "This Week" on Sunday. "So, this might be a big smokescreen, these investigations, to open a bunch of them to, as a last-ditch effort to prevent the release of the Epstein files.

President Donald Trump directed Attorney General Pam Bondi and the FBI to look into Epstein's relationship with former President Bill Clinton and other Democrats, writing on social media: "This is another Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, with all arrows pointing to the Democrats." Bondi on Friday promised to pursue the investigation "with urgency and integrity to deliver answers to the American people" after assigning Manhattan U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton to lead the probe.

The announcement came just days after the House Oversight Committee released tens of thousands of emails handed over by the Epstein estate. The emails, documenting Epstein's vast network of friends and associates and spanning over a decade, include several direct references to Trump, Clinton and other prominent individuals in media, politics and Hollywood.

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