Republican behind Epstein files act responds to Trump ‘lowlife’ taunt

Kentucky’s Thomas Massie used the president’s insult to raise funds to run against a Trump-endorsed candidateA Kentucky congressman singled out by Donald Trump on Christmas as a “lowlife” after co-authoring a law requiring the federal government to release all of its Jeffrey Epstein files...

<p>Kentucky’s Thomas Massie used the president’s insult to raise funds to run against a Trump-endorsed candidate</p><p>A <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/kentucky">Kentucky</a> congressman singled out by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump">Donald Trump</a> on Christmas as a “lowlife” after co-authoring a law requiring the federal government to release all of its <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/jeffrey-epstein">Jeffrey Epstein</a> files says the president attacked him for keeping a commitment to “help victims”.</p><p>Thomas Massie then successfully sought donations for his run for another term in the 2026 midterm elections against an opponent that Trump – his fellow Republican – has already endorsed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/27/kentucky-republican-thomas-massie-trump-epstein-files">Continue reading...</a>
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