Massie is Consistent: He called for Release of Names in Congressional Hush Fund

Why doesn't he just release it? Kinda surprised he would have access to it w/out blacked out names. Seems par for the course for Congress protecting their own.

This needs to happen.

Name of the accused and how much was used to payoff the victim and what they were accused of doing.

Oh shite. I didn’t look at the date I thought this was from he Clinton hearing this morning. Great catch. OP needs deleted.

OP you gotta do better than this. Pretty bad you posted a tweet from 2 years ago saying consistent like as if he said it today. Come on man.

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Another oof by jughead jugbow/mot.

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A huge oof by the OP

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Why doesn't he just release it?

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That's a good question. He SEEMED to know that at least one of the Democrats on his committee was on the list.

FWIW, ChatGPT thinks he cannot release the names even if he knows them:

"Bottom line
Massie cannot release the names himself.
What he can do is force the issue politically and legislatively — which is exactly what he’s trying to do."

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Entire ChatGPT answer:

Short answer: No. Rep. Thomas Massie cannot lawfully release the names of members of Congress who benefited from workplace-settlement payments unless those names are already public through lawful means or Congress changes the law or authorizes disclosure.
Here’s why, step by step.
Why Massie can’t just release the names
1. He doesn’t have lawful access to the names
The settlements are administered under the Congressional Accountability Act (CAA) by the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights (OCWR).
Individual settlement files, names, and details are confidential by statute and regulation.
Rank-and-file members of Congress are not given a list of names. Even committee chairs typically receive aggregate data only, not identities.
?? Massie cannot disclose information he does not possess.
2. Unauthorized disclosure would be illegal
If a member somehow obtained the names through non-public means and disclosed them, it could violate:
Congressional Accountability Act confidentiality provisions
Privacy Act–type protections
House Ethics Rules
Potentially federal criminal statutes governing misuse of protected information
That would expose the member to:
Ethics investigations
Censure or expulsion proceedings
Civil liability
Possible criminal exposure (depending on how the info was obtained)
?? Even if Massie wanted to release the names, doing so without authorization would likely be unlawful.
3. Settlements often protect complainants, not just members
Another legal barrier:
Disclosure could identify victims or complainants, even indirectly.
Many settlements include confidentiality terms meant to protect employees, not lawmakers.
Courts and Congress have historically treated this as a strong privacy interest.
What can Massie do (and has done)
Massie can and has:
Publicly demanded transparency
Called for legislative changes requiring disclosure
Pressured House leadership to release names
Supported reforms requiring member reimbursement (already partly enacted)
But he cannot unilaterally declassify or disclose names.
How the names could become public legally
There are only a few lawful paths:
? 1. Congress passes a law requiring disclosure
This is what Massie and MTG are pushing for. Congress could:
Require publication of member names
Require disclosure after cases are closed
Create victim-consent carve-outs
? 2. House or Senate formally authorizes release
Leadership or a vote could direct OCWR to release information.
? 3. A court orders disclosure
Unlikely, but possible in litigation under specific circumstances.
? 4. A member self-discloses
If a lawmaker voluntarily admits they were involved, that’s lawful.
Bottom line
Massie cannot release the names himself.
What he can do is force the issue politically and legislatively — which is exactly what he’s trying to do.

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FWIW, ChatGPT thinks he cannot release the names even if he knows them:

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Jesus

Just another Do Nothing Day in Congress for Massie. Absolutely nothing will ever happen, even if he did release the names, which he won't.

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Good job Massie! Credit where credit is due as I’m the most critical on him for issues like this. The congressional hush fund needs more exposure. Thanks for posting.

Never mind OP posted an old clip. Yeesh

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My point was that I had never even heard of the hush fund until Massie mentioned it in defending Trump. How/when did you hear of the hush fund?

Did you know it existed before Massie publicly mentioned it. You were pointing out that Congress was being hypocrites for not discussing their own hush fund. MASSIE is not on the committee that is overseeing the Epstein files.

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No it’s the fact he hasn’t said it since then.

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You're arguing he no longer supports opening up the books on the congressional hush fund?