Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., defended his bipartisan Jeffrey Epstein files bill in an interview with Newsmax, pushing back against criticism and stressing that his bill ensures transparency while protecting victims.

Speaking Wednesday on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Massie said survivors of Epstein’s sex trafficking have rallied behind his legislation, the Epstein Files Transparency Act, precisely because it includes safeguards for them.

“The reason those survivors showed up at my press conference to support my bill is it does have protections for them,” Massie told host Rob Schmitt. “That’s one of the mistruths that’s been stated about my bill.”

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