U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R‑KY) looks on while speaking to the media after viewing unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files at the Department of Justice office building in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 9, 2026. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura
A GOP lawmaker called out President Donald Trump's Department of Justice on Monday during a live interview on CNN over an inadvertent admission from the Deputy Attorney General about the handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) joined CNN's Kaitlan Collins on "The Source," where the two discussed the unredacted Epstein files that Massie and other lawmakers reviewed on Monday. Massie was among a handful of lawmakers who claimed the files were proof that the Trump administration is covering something up because the documents included redacted names for six of Epstein's co-conspirators, while personally identifiable information about Epstein's victims has been released.
Earlier in the day, Massie called out the Trump DOJ for the redactions on social media, posting a picture of one of the documents. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche responded by telling Massie that the DOJ had just unredacted the name on that document, which turned out to be Les Wexler, former CEO of Victoria's Secret.
Massie responded to Blanche's claims on "The Source."
"He unredacted it after I found it," Massie said. "That's a problem. I'm glad they admitted that they made a mistake by redacting that."
"So, you're saying it was redacted when you went in there today, and when you tweeted that, they unredacted it?" Collins asked.
"Yes," Massie said. "And he's got four other names that he needs to unredact as well."
Rep. Thomas Massie says the Justice Department unredacted Les Wexner's name from this Epstein document today after he asked why a "well known retired CEO" was blacked out where he was listed as a "co-conspirator." pic.twitter.com/c2XwueA5fR
— Kaitlan Collins (@kaitlancollins) February 10, 2026