By McKenna Horsley

Kentucky Lantern

Two Kentucky Republicans are playing conflicting roles in a drama that threatens to divide President Donald Trump’s political base.

U.S. Reps. Thomas Massie and James Comer are central players in the controversy over releasing investigative files in the case of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

Massie, who had already gained Trump’s ire , is leading a crusade to force a House vote on the full release of the Epstein documents by the Department of Justice (DOJ).

House Republican leaders oppose Massie’s move and are hoping an investigation by Comer’s committee will satisfy Republican demands for more transparency on the Epstein investigation and prosecution.

Epstein’s death in federal custody in 2019 was ruled a suicide, although man

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