As the deadline approaches, Massie establishes a benchmark for DOJ’s Epstein disclosures.

Thomas Massie, R-Ky., said he plans to judge the thoroughness of the Justice Department’s disclosures on Jeffrey Epstein by one standard: whether it includes a list of names he’s personally already seen.

The Trump administration has run up against the deadline set out by the Epstein Files Transparency Act — a bill that compels the DOJ to release all its documentation on Jeffrey Epstein and his sex trafficking practices.

It’s already clear the DOJ will blow past that deadline.

The victims’ lawyers have been in contact with me. And collectively, they know there are at least 20 names of men who are accused of sex crimes in the possession of the FBI,” Massie said in a post to X.

“So, if we get a large production on December 19th, and it does not contain a single name of any male who’s accused of a sex crime or sex trafficking or rape or any of these things, then we know they haven’t produced all the documents,” Massie added.

Massie’s expectations come as Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche announced Friday the DOJ would not release its full trove of documents related to Epstein by the deadline laid out by the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Time’s up,” Massie added.

It is unclear whether the names Massie has in mind would indicate any degree of wrongdoing on their own. Even after the DOJ has completed its release, it may redact some names to protect their identities if it determines their innocence or connection to victims.

Ahead of the law’s passage, U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., voiced concern that the law’s broad mandates would destroy the reputation of potentially innocent individuals.