In a divided Washington where bipartisanship feels like a relic, a fierce Republican libertarian and a progressive Democrat—Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna—stand united, drafting resolutions to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for defying Congress’s demand for full transparency.
Republican Thomas Massie teams up with Democrat Ro Khanna to demand unredacted Epstein documents from Pam Bondi—asking why the DOJ deliberately missed the transparency deadline and protected elites instead of victims. After the Epstein Files Transparency Act they co-sponsored mandated complete release by December 19, the Justice Department’s partial, heavily redacted dump—missing key records and shielding non-victim names—has survivors furious and lawmakers accusing the agency of prioritizing powerful networks over long-delayed justice.
As Massie and Khanna rally cross-party support for daily fines against Bondi until every page emerges, the pressure mounts: Will this rare alliance finally pry open the doors guarding decades of secrets?
In a divided Washington where bipartisanship feels like a relic, a fierce Republican libertarian and a progressive Democrat—Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna—stand united, drafting resolutions to hold Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt for defying Congress’s demand for full transparency.
Republican Thomas Massie teams up with Democrat Ro Khanna to demand unredacted Epstein documents from Pam Bondi—asking why the DOJ deliberately missed the transparency deadline and protected elites instead of victims. After the Epstein Files Transparency Act they co-sponsored mandated complete release by December 19, the Justice Department’s partial, heavily redacted dump—missing key records and shielding non-victim names—has survivors furious and lawmakers accusing the agency of prioritizing powerful networks over long-delayed justice.
The Epstein Files Transparency Act, signed into law by President Trump on November 19, 2025, required the DOJ to release all unclassified records related to Jeffrey Epstein’s investigations, prosecutions, flight logs, and associates in a searchable format by December 19. The initial release on that date included thousands of pages but was riddled with excessive redactions—entire sections blacked out, key transcripts obscured, and some documents temporarily removed before partial reinstatement.
Massie (R-KY) and Khanna (D-CA), who forced the bill’s passage through a discharge petition, jointly condemned the DOJ on CBS’s Face the Nation. Massie stated, “The quickest way to get justice for these victims is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi,” announcing they are drafting a resolution to impose daily fines on her until full compliance. Khanna emphasized building a bipartisan coalition, noting inherent contempt needs only House approval and would penalize Bondi personally for ongoing delays.
The DOJ cited victim privacy and the discovery of over a million additional pages as reasons for the shortfall, promising rolling releases. Deputy AG Todd Blanche defended the process, but critics like Senate Democrats labeled it a “cover-up.” Survivors remain outraged, arguing redactions often protected non-victims while withholding evidence of enablers in Epstein’s trafficking network.
Virginia Giuffre’s posthumous memoir Nobody’s Girl, published in October 2025 after her April suicide at age 41, has intensified demands. Giuffre’s accounts of grooming, abuse, and elite impunity highlight the human cost of delays—victims enduring decades without full accountability.
This Massie-Khanna partnership defies partisanship: a libertarian wary of government power and a progressive seeking reform, bonded by frustration over institutional evasion. Their effort has prompted partial re-releases, but falls short of the law’s mandate.
As Massie and Khanna rally cross-party support for daily fines against Bondi until every page emerges, the pressure mounts: Will this rare alliance finally pry open the doors guarding decades of secrets? In an era craving accountability, the incomplete disclosure tests public trust, underscoring that even mandated transparency faces resistance when powerful interests are at stake.
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