<p>Outgoing congressman Thomas Massie has urged the Department of Justice to initiate an investigation into billionaire Leon Black and illusionist David Copperfield, whom he accused of being co-conspirators of the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein.</p><p>Massie, a Republican from Kentucky who recently lost his primary election to a challenger supported by Donald Trump, named several associates of Epstein during a speech on the House floor. He aimed to prompt the Department of Justice to investigate these individuals, whom he referred to as "perpetrators" of Epstein’s crimes. Massie also highlighted that nearly one year after Trump signed the Epstein Transparency Act, which resulted in the release of millions of documents related to Epstein, many more files remain undisclosed.</p><p><em>Additional reporting by Anna Betts</em></p>
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Congressman Accuses Leon Black and David Copperfield of Being Co-Conspirators in Epstein Case
Outgoing Congressman Thomas Massie has called for an investigation by the Department of Justice into billionaire Leon Black and illusionist David Copperfield, accusing them of being co-conspirators of Jeffrey Epstein. Massie emphasized that many documents related to Epstein's case have yet to be released, despite the passage of the Epstein Transparency Act nearly a year ago.
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