Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene reflected on her long support for Mr. Trump and his “Make America Great Again” political movement and lamented that the fight over the disclosure of the Epstein files has “ripped MAGA apart.”
“This has been one of the most destructive things to MAGA, is watching the man that we supported early on, three elections, for people that stood hours, slept in their cars to go to rallies, have fought for truth and transparency and to hold what we consider a corrupt government accountable, watching this actually turn into a fight has ripped MAGA apart,” she said.
Greene said “the only thing that will speak to the powerful, courageous women behind me is when action is actually taken to release these files, and the American people won’t tolerate any other bullshit.”
Asked about the potential for the Senate to amend Khanna’s bill once it passes the House, Massie said that any push to make changes to the proposal “could be just another delay tactic.”
If the Senate alters the House-passed bill, the amended legislation would need to be taken up and approved by the lower chamber again before it is sent to Mr. Trump’s desk.
“They need not to muck this bill up,” Massie said of the Senate. “We’ve needlessly spent four months dragging this out. It’s time to pull the Band-Aid off. The Senate, it may be tempting for them to get cute and to do things that will limit the release of these documents. They’re afraid that people will be embarrassed. Well that’s the whole point here. They need to be brought to justice.”
Massie said that if the Justice Department does not release all of the information in the files, as the bill requires, officials there “will be breaking the law.”
“There’s nothing more important than cleaning out the rot in this country,” he said.
Asked why Mr. Trump had fought against releasing the files, Massie said he believes the president was trying to protect friends and donors.
“He’s been trying to protect them,” he said. “It also incriminates our own government. This is a complete and total failure of the justice system.”
