Prohibit DOJ from invoking common law privileges, including deliberative process privilege, to evade Epstein files disclosure requirements.

Thomas Massie · Kentucky · Republican

oversight impact 0.62 specificity 0.86 extraction confidence 84%

Commitment kind: unknown. Promised action: not established. Promised outcome: not established. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired.

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Evidence

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Massie launched a second discharge petition on August 31, 2026; the report says it would force a House vote and clarify DOJ cannot assert deliberative process or other common-law privilege to withhold files.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Massie was still trying to force a vote rather than having secured enactment. This is concrete effort toward the promise, but it indicates the privilege ban remained unresolved.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Massie attempts second discharge petition to compel release of missing Epstein Files
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%

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GovInfo bill text shows Massie introduced H.R. 9694 and it was referred to Judiciary; the bill states DOJ may not invoke common-law privilege, including deliberative process privilege, to withhold, delay, or redact covered Epstein records except as expressly permitted.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official bill text directly matches the commitment, but the version is only introduced in the House and referred to committee, so the proposed prohibition had not become binding law on this record.

unresolved same_term A for effort

H.R. 9694 (IH) - Epstein Files Transparency Act II
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 91%

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Assessments

Public state: unverified As of unknown · legacy_unverified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): unresolved. unknown A for effort

Massie materially advanced the promised policy by introducing H.R. 9694 on July 15, 2026, which directly includes the requested bar on DOJ invoking common-law privileges such as deliberative process privilege to withhold, delay, or redact covered Epstein records. However, as of September 1, 2026, the bill remained referred to the House Judiciary Committee with no enactment, and the August 31, 2026 discharge-petition effort showed the outcome was still being pursued rather than completed. Because Massie is still in federal office and the measure has not finally failed, the promise is not delivered yet but remains unresolved, with credit for serious effort.

provider codex_cli · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%