Congressman Thomas Massie (R-KY) took to social media with a message that sounded less like a policy statement and more like a warning.
“I am not suicidal,” he wrote on X. “I eat healthy food. The brakes on my car and truck are in good shape. I practice good trigger discipline and never point a gun at anyone, including myself. There are no deep pools of water on my farm and I’m a pretty good swimmer.”
The post from Massie didn’t mention any specific threat. It didn’t reference a particular person or event, but the implication was unmistakable—if something were to happen to him, he wanted the public to know he did not bring it on himself.
And in the current political climate, the subtext is obvious: the ongoing fallout from the Epstein files.
Massie And Other Members Of Congress Double Down On The Epstein Files
Massie’s message echoes a familiar refrain in the Epstein discourse: the belief, especially when considering Jeffrey Epstein’s death, that powerful people tied to the disgraced financier might silence anyone who threatens to expose them. Whether those fears are grounded in evidence or fueled by conspiracy thinking, they’ve become part of the political culture surrounding the case.
When a sitting member of Congress publicly declares he is not suicidal and lists off the ways he supposedly couldn’t die by accident, it sends a signal—not just to his supporters, but to the broader political ecosystem. It suggests that he’s intent on crossing a line, believing there are forces at work that could harm him for doing so. Such forces may be connected to whatever information still lies buried in the Epstein files.
Other members of Congress have posted similar messages on X as well. Congressman Ro Khanna (D-CA), the co-sponsor of the Epstein Files Transparency Act along with Massie, wrote that he is not worried for his physical safety and that he and Massie “are unafraid to challenge power.”
Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) took to X with a flurry of posts regarding the Epstein files. In one of her posts, she wrote: “I will NOT be silenced on Epstein. Stopping now means no justice. Full steam ahead.”
For now, Massie is alive, healthy, and still posting. But his message is a reminder that the Epstein files remain more than just a legal matter. They’ve become a political time bomb—one that continues to implicate rich and/or powerful men.
