In a startling revelation, lawmakers have disclosed that Jeffrey Epstein, the infamous financier, had connections with a current high-ranking foreign government official. This information came to light following the review of heavily redacted files, as announced by Representatives Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna during a recent press conference.

The bipartisan pair, consisting of Republican Thomas Massie and Democrat Ro Khanna, have been at the forefront of the movement for transparency regarding Epstein’s dealings. Since last July, they have been advocating for the release of the Epstein Files. Their efforts culminated in the passage of the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which was signed into law by President Trump.

However, despite the enactment of this law, the battle for full disclosure continues. Earlier this year, the Department of Justice released over three million documents related to Epstein. Unfortunately, much of this information was obscured by redactions, leaving the public in the dark about key details.

Massie, representing Kentucky, highlighted during the conference that the documents implicated six men, including one individual who holds a significant position within a foreign government. He urged the Justice Department, under Donald Trump’s administration, to rectify their errors and provide clearer insights into these associations.

Among the documents shared by Massie, one particular file was heavily redacted, featuring 18 redactions. Notably, four of the individuals mentioned were men born before 1970, adding another layer of intrigue to the ongoing investigation.

One document posted by Massie contains 18 redactions, four of them being men born before 1970.

Monday marked the first time members of Congress could view the unredacted files by visiting a Department of Justice building in Northeast Washington, DC, in person and accessing them on the DOJ’s computers.

Representative Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat, who also visited the DOJ office, said that the files contained several previously unreported young victims.

Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell in 2005 in New York City

Representatives Thomas Massie, Republican from Kentucky, and Ro Khanna, Democrat from California, are leading the fight for the release of the Epstein files and are seen arriving at a Department of Justice office in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2026

‘You read through these files, and you read about 15-year-old girls, 14-year-old girls, 10-year-old girls. I saw a mention of a 9-year-old girl today. I mean, this is just preposterous and scandalous,’ Raskin said. 

In his reference to a 9-year-old girl, it is unclear if Raskin was citing an email that included a formatting error.

Epstein’s longtime girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell pleaded the Fifth and refused to answer questions over Jeffrey Epstein at a closed-door hearing on Capitol Hill.

The jailed British socialite appeared virtually before lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee for less than an hour on Monday.

Maxwell was deposed as part of the bipartisan congressional investigation into the Justice Department’s prosecution and handling of the Epstein case. 

Speaking with reporters on Capitol Hill following Maxwell’s depositions earlier on Monday, Khanna also warned that the fallout from the Jeffrey Epstein scandal could pose a serious threat to the British monarchy, arguing that the controversy extends far beyond individual wrongdoing and into the heart of the UK’s political and social establishment.

Khanna said the Epstein case has exposed what he described as a culture of elite impunity, suggesting the monarchy is facing an unprecedented moment of vulnerability. 

‘This is the most vulnerable the British monarchy has ever been,’ Khanna said, adding that the scandal could possibly bring about its downfall. 

Congressman Jamie Raskin, a Maryland Democrat speaks with the media after viewing the unredacted version of the Jeffrey Epstein files at the Department of Justice, in Washington, DC, on February 9, 2026

Khanna pointed specifically to Prince Andrew’s association with Epstein, as well as the involvement of prominent political figures such as Peter Mandelson, the former UK ambassador in DC, arguing that the release of Epstein-related files reveals a protected network of powerful individuals who have long escaped accountability.

According to Khanna, symbolic actions such as removing royal titles do not amount to meaningful accountability. 

He also called out the silence from senior figures and said that King Charles III has a responsibility to address what he knew about the matter and when.

Khanna warned that if the British monarchy were to collapse under the weight of the Epstein revelations, the consequences would not be limited to the United Kingdom. 

He said the scandal threatens to expose a broader transatlantic elite class, with implications reaching well beyond the royal family.