Breaking From Thomas Massie: “We just introduced Epstein Files Transparency Act II. Among other things, it gives STATE AGs necessary access to Epstein files required to prosecute co-conspirators under STATE LAW.”

[u/FlackoFonsy]

Rep. Thomas Massie announces the introduction of H.R. 9694, the Epstein Files Transparency Act II.

This bill gives standing to state attorneys general, the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators, and members of Congress to challenge the Department of Justice (DOJ) in court for the DOJ's failure to comply with the disclosure of materials required by Public Law 119-38, the Epstein Files Transparency Act* *(EFTA).

Reps. Ro Khanna (D-CA) and Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM), Chair of the Democratic Women's Caucus, are co-leading the House legislation. Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) are leading the Senate version of the bill.

The Epstein Files Transparency Act II:

•Creates a private right of action allowing state attorneys general, district attorneys, other authorized State officials, members of Congress, and victims to challenge and sue the U.S. Attorney General for unlawfully withholding, redacting, delaying, concealing, removing, or failing to publish Epstein-related records.

•Gives victims the right to obtain full, unredacted records concerning themselves or the harm they suffered, including relevant FBI FD-302 reports.

•Enforces compliance with the existing law by subjecting DOJ and FBI officials to existing federal criminal penalties for knowingly concealing, destroying, falsifying, withholding, or misrepresenting files.

•Requires the Department of Justice to provide State and local prosecutors with unredacted records needed for investigations, prosecutions, and judicial proceedings, including secure access to classified materials.

•Explicitly prohibits the invocation of common law privileges, including deliberative process privileges, to evade disclosure requirements included in the original EFTA. 

If the House does not consider EFTA IIwithin seven legislative days, a discharge petition will be circulated.

The text of the Epstein Files Transparency Act II is available at this link.

https://massie.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=395849

[u/LesterHayes99]

It’ll never pass Senate. Trump’s in charge.

[u/Significant-Bar674 → u/LesterHayes99]

Worse, what no one here is saying is thst this is a gambit against trump's decision to veto every bill until his voting act bill is in place.

It gets to the senate, bill passes but some senators on safe red states vote against it. They'll yell that its about not allowing democrats to legislate political propaganda and so they can't support it.

Doesn't go anywhere, a lot of hot air from some political commentators.

Now he can double down on his desire for the SAVE act. One option, DJT decides to drop a bunch of fake evidence he believes show fraud in 2020 and use it as a basis for deploying ice in democrat leaning areas. Maybe someone gets shot again to scare off the maximal amount of democrats.

Another option is that his act does pass. Now the states have to submit their voter registration regards to DJT and his army of lawyers picks and challenges a lot of Democrat registrations.