Massie: Trump 'may be covering for some rich and powerful people' in Epstein files

[riversedge]

Source: the hill



by Tara Suter - 09/03/25 8:14 AM ET

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) late Tuesday said President Trump “may be covering for some rich and powerful people,” as the lawmaker pushes for more transparency in the case of convicted sex offender and late financier Jeffrey Epstein.


“I think the best way to clear President Trump’s name is to release all the files,” Massie told MSNBC’s “All In” host Chris Hayes. “I actually don’t think he’s done anything criminal; I think he may be covering for some rich and powerful people that are friends of his. And in fact, some of those billionaires are running ads against me in Kentucky right now.”

“One of them is in Epstein’s black book. So, we’re, you know, we’re getting close to the center of power here,” he continued in the clip, highlighted by Mediaite. “And I think, you know, embarrassment is not a reason to conceal all of this stuff.”.............







Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5483247-massie-trump-epstein-files/

[EYESORE 9001]

1. May be covering?

Most definitely are.

[gab13by13]

5. He is covering for no one but himself.

The Hill is a right wing rag.

[EYESORE 9001]

6. Okee dokee

[leftieNanner]

28. True

But I heard massive say the same thing on Chris Hayes last night.

The Goon is probably protecting others, but mostly himself.

[Escurumbele]

39. That is 100% correct. trump doesn't care if everyone else falls, he las no loyalty to anyone but himself, so NO

he is not covering for anyone but himself.

[slightlv]

45. And you can bet, if there were as many high roller democrats in that

info as the right tries to scream about, trump would have unleashed the files a long time ago. Nope. Don't believe it. The files contain HIS name on every page, each description of sexual abuse is exampled by him, and his list of movers and shakers in the repug world are overly represented. How many times do you hear about a dem arrested for pedophilia, vs a repug... or a right wing preacher?

[The Roux Comes First]

52. And How Rarely Do We Hear of a Liberal/Progressive Making (OK, for

Sex-abuse claims about their opponents?!

[LiberalArkie]

11. Yep... With the price for a great escort being around $3,000 and the over night part adding in an additional $10,000,

I wonder how much the island costs? Add in how much more the underage part cost the John? And at a protected resort?

I would figure that at Epstein's price would be cheaper with the Russians picking up the tab for a bit of it because of the cameras and all, but still I can't imagine a normal person, even a CEO would ever be invited there.

[Mz Pip]

2. Like himself

I doubt he cares enough about anyone else to try to cover for them.

[UpInArms]

3. ...

[gab13by13]

4. Another BS article from The Hill

The rag that John Solomon wrote article after article about the stolen 2020 election.

When in the world would Krasnov care about anyone but himself?

The notion that Krasnov doesn't want to release the Epstein files is because it would hurt powerful people is laughable and is a right wing talking point.

Krasnov doesn't want those files released because it would show the world the pedophile that he is.

[Autumn]

7. Like himself? His wife?

[Bayard]

16. His donors

He has his orders.

[Autumn]

18. He doesn't care about his donors. He's protecting himself.

[Bayard]

19. That too

[the nelm]

47. For someone claiming innocence or that the whole thing is all a "Democrat hoax" I'll just paraphrase...

Shakespeare. "Methinks he dost protest too much". (And he apparently never learned the lesson from the Nixon years. The coverup can be worse than the crime. Unless, of course, it turns out that he is, in fact, in it up to his eyeballs.)

[bucolic_frolic]

8. Oh. The people he gives awards to.

[markodochartaigh]

9. If it was working class people going to

Epstein's island the full list would have been available on day one.
Of course it is rich and powerful people.

[Srkdqltr]

10. If they are rich and powerful why would they care? Like, if they are, who can touch them? They will still have their

money. and power.

[sop]

12. Epstein's pedophelia ring was likely a vast international kompromat effort, probably backed by foreign

intelligence agencies, maybe even domestic ones. It's pretty clear Trump was somehow involved. Ripping the lid off and exposing all the sleazy details of Epstein's sex-with-underage-girls-blackmail operation will seriously damage a lot of people. That's a good thing.

[slightlv]

46. This is alluded to in Michael Wolff's books...

and it makes the most logical sense when all the players (and possible players) are considered.

[FakeNoose]

13. Let's not be fooled, Rep. Thomas Massie has his own angle on this story

"... And in fact, some of those billionaires are running ads against me in Kentucky right now.”

This strategy might come back and bite him on the butt. Or maybe not ... if Chump is too busy putting out fires to notice.

[twodogsbarking]

14. Ruh roh.

[William Seger]

15. What a guy, taking a huge political hit to protect his friends

Yeah, that's our favorite malignant narcissist, alright.

[choie]

17. Yeah, himself.

[republianmushroom]

21. Massie, I'm betting he is trying to cover his own ass.

He could care less about anybody else ass except for his.

Massie, how dumb are you ?

[patphil]

22. Massie wouldn't do this unless he thought it would benefit him in some way.

He's been in the House since January of 2013. Why this big push now?
I don't think he's worried about his seat in the House; he won by a huge margin in the last 2 elections. He sees Trump as weak on this issue, and isn't worried about a primary challenge.
My guess is he has political ambitions beyond the House.

[70sEraVet]

23. I suspect Massie knows that trump's guilty as hell,

But he's got to play for his voting base. His base wants the release of the Epstein files, but they are convinced that the files will not reveal any wrong-doing by the Tangerine Traitor.

[Rob H.]

24. "I actually don't think he's done anything criminal"

Based on Trump's thus far sterling reputation, or...?

[not fooled]

25. Yeah, that caught my attention, too

"I actually don't think he's done anything criminal"



Geez, how dumb does he think we are? His credibility just vanished.

[mwmisses4289]

29. What credibility?

[Beartracks]

26. "covering for some rich and powerful people that are friends of his" - Aiding and abetting isn't a crime??

I don't think covering up for pedophiles is part of the President's official business, so it's still wrong even when the President does it.

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[Irish_Dem]

27. Trump only protects or enriches himself.

If he is protecting others they have paid him well for it.

[popsdenver]

40. No kidding

Trump already has the entire client list and all of the evidence, and is planning on his largest grift ever........Black mailing all of Epstein's clients.........

Maybe that was the reason for the Alaska meeting........Putin was demanding half and wanted to tell Trump in person.......

[Irish_Dem]

42. I think Putin already has the list.

I think Putin was involved with Epstein, there is a Russian connection.

Putin is already involved in sex and drug trafficking.

[popsdenver]

43. Maybe the terse meeting

in Alaska, was Putin telling Trump to not horn in on HIS blackmailing the clients........( Actually, Trump called it repeatedly, "the meeting in RUSSIA&quot

[Irish_Dem]

44. Yes quite possible.

Trump wanted a cut of the profits.
And more info on the blackmail.

Putin blackmail might be a reason why all the billionaires, congress, courts, judges, corporations, etc
have folded like lawn chairs giving Trump and Putin what they want. Were many of them
ensnared in Putin's trap?

Putin is an old KGB agent. He knows how to run this kind of operation.

[underpants]

30. Hans?

[Deep State Witch]

31. Duh

That's the whole point of this. We know he was in thick with Epstein. The question is, who else was a client? Putin? Netanyahu? MBS?

[Faux pas]

32. Uh YEAH

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

33. Like himself

[popsdenver]

41. Don't forget

that Rush Limbaugh was running similar jet junkets to Thailand, etc, with the CEO's, Politicians, and UBER rich.....

[BoRaGard]

34. d'oh

ya think?

[Evolve Dammit]

35. donors

[Karasu]

36. Massie is a fucking idiot if he genuinely thinks Trump isn't in there and he's doing this just to protect his old

friends...all of whom he'd gladly throw under the bus without a second thought if it came down to them or him.

[Yoyoyo77]

48. Unless he could get a great payoff from them?

[Blue Owl]

37. Maybe it's Maybelline

[nwduke]

38. Since when did the Orange Rapist/Pedifile

care about anyone but himself! He’s runner scared and looking more and more guilty as he continues to hide and obstruct and use his favorite word for getting busted “hoax”!

[ToxMarz]

49. If it's not because he's in them, then it's because he's needs to get something out of them $$$.

Either pay me to keep them under wraps, or pay me to release them. Everything is a grift.

[Aussie105]

50. Release the Pedogate file already!

The one the victims (aka eyewitnesses) are compiling.

Then we will know who Trump is protecting. Hs own ass or others?

[MrWowWow]

51. Now, Please Bow Your Heads, and Open Your Prayer Books to the Epstein Client List

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Try these on for size:

https://www.thejournal425.com/p/epstein-client-list-view-and-download
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https://www.scribd.com/document/697828601/Jeffrey-Epstein-List-in-Full-as-Dozens-of-Names-Revealed

[Snoopy 7]

53. Two things to check

There are two thing to check to verify trumps involvement with epstine crimes. One the rich should be dumping millions into trumps crypto (aka bribery). Second why isn't anyone looking at the epstine's actual handler, ISRAEL, they are the ones who used epstine as a spy. Therefore, they knew of the child abuse and condoned the abuse of children, don't forget prince charles's payoff of £12m to survivor Virginia Giuffre. The Israelis were blackmailing some very powerful leaders of this world.

[mackdaddy]

54. Michael Wolff says Epstein show him polaroids of Trump with topless young girls on his lap.

And I would not be surprised if there is not tapes of Trump with young girls as in the Katy Johnson complaints.

Trump is protecting himself.

He probably did not realize how much and how bad what Epstein has really was. And, this is the first real thing that would seriously chunk at his base. MTG is not following lockstep for god's sake.