(NewsNation) — Representative Thomas Massie, R-Ky., is vowing to compel the Trump administration to release government files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

"The Epstein files are not a hoax," Massie wrote Friday on social media. "The Speaker adjourned Congress early to avoid the topic, but we will not forget."

Massie added that when the House returns from its August recess, he plans to begin gathering the 218 signatures needed to "force a vote on binding legislation to release the files."

Last month, Massie introduced the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, which would require a House vote on the full release of all government documents related to Epstein. If the House fails to consider the bill within seven legislative days, Massie plans to initiate a dischar

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