massie is doing good things for us on the epstein front;

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) said Arizona Democrat Adelita Grijalva’s special-election victory gives him the final signature needed to force a vote on releasing all Justice Department files on Jeffrey Epstein.

Grijalva, a former Pima County supervisor, won on Wednesday the seat that had been occupied by her father before he died of problems related to cancer treatment, according to reports. According to the Kentucky Lantern, Massie said:

Both of the candidates on the ballot promised to sign my discharge petition. And one of them won, obviously, and so now we’re going to have 218 signatures, and we’re going to force a vote on releasing those files.

Trump Not a Fan

Massie attended a forum in his district on Wednesday. He was joined by another Kentucky GOP lawmaker, Sen. Rand Paul, who is stumping for his friend in next year’s primary contest.

Massie is under intense fire from President Donald Trump, whose people have launched a super PAC that is spending millions of dollars to oust him. The president is not a fan of the Kentuckian’s brand of constitutional politics that sometimes causes him to vote against Trumpian interests. Massie and Paul are among the most constitutionally obedient lawmakers in Congress, which puts them at odds with other Republicans on policies related to spending and war powers, among others. Both have accrued impressive scores in The New American’s Freedom Index..........more.........