'Don't muck it up': Massie cautions Senate against altering substance of the Epstein measure

Massie, whose longshot effort to force the Epstein vote through a discharge petition succeeded, is now issuing a warning to fellow lawmakers.

"Don't muck it up in the Senate. Don't get too cute. We're all paying attention," he said. "If you want to add some extra protection for these survivors, but if you do anything that prevents any disclosure, you are not for the people and you are not part of this effort."

Those comments came after the Kentucky representative posted a photo to X, purporting to show the "dangers of the discharge petition (if not amended)." Highlighted on the poster was a line saying the petition "risks disclosure of non-credible witnesses."

Massie blasted the language, adding: "This is how House Speaker Mike Johnson plans to protect perverts who went to the rape island from embarrassment. Do not let the Senate add an amendment to avoid disclosing those rich and powerful men who have evaded justice for so many years. Is Johnson calling all victims 'non-credible?'"

The House easily passed the the bill releasing the files linked to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, in a rare rebuke of the administration, which had sought to stop the petition — apart from an eleventh-hour reversal from the president.

With momentum behind the bill, it's possible the Senate could take up the measure as early as this evening and Trump has signaled an intent to sign it.

The turnabout from the White House has skeptics questioning whether the president and a compliant Determent of Justice may seek to scrub or otherwise control the files that may ultimately be released.