Massie attracted headlines last week by pressing Trump FBI Director Kash Patel about interviews granted by Epstein victims, which the congressman said provide the names of at least 20 men.
"So how can you sit here in front of the Senate and say there are no names?"Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) to FBI Director Kash Patel
"Have you reviewed those (FD-302) documents where the victims name the people who victimized them?" he asked in a committee hearing.
"Have I personally? No. But the FBI has," Patel responded.
"So how can you sit here in front of the Senate and say there are no names?" Massie replied. "I named one today."
Patel answered that the FBI is not in the habit of releasing victims' names or information it hasn't determined to be credible.
Massie told reporters afterward he believes Trump is covering up for "rich and powerful people who are his friends" and preventing the release of the files.
The Kentucky lawmaker also weighed in on Attorney General Pam Bondi's initial statements that suggested the Trump administration might invoke "hate speech" as a rationale to punish critics of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.
"I hope the attorney general misspoke when she said that they were going to go after hate speech. I think it's antithetical to the First Amendment," he said. "For the most part, my constituents, whether Republican or Democrat, support people's right to say things that are offensive."
In a repeat of his vote on the president's signature tax and spending bill in July, Massie was also one of only two Republicans in the U.S. House to reject the stopgap spending bill Friday — again citing his concerns about the national debt.
The actions will likely fuel the continuing campaign push by Trump allies to oust Massie in the midterms.