Rep. Thomas Massie said on Wednesday that a billionaire donor backing a super PAC opposing his reelection appears in records connected to Jeffrey Epstein, citing newly released court documents and related reporting.
In posts on online, Massie said hedge fund billionaire John Paulson, whom he said has given $250,000 to oppose him, is referenced in Epstein-related materials tied to an event honoring U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
“It’s all one big club and you ain’t in it,” Massie wrote from his campaign account. He said that “Epstein sponsored an event held by John Paulson to honor Howard Lutnick” and that Paulson “also appears in Epstein’s black book.”
It’s all one big club and you ain’t in it.
— Thomas Massie for Congress (@MassieforKY) February 7, 2026
Epstein sponsored an event held by John Paulson to honor Howard Lutnick. John Paulson also appears in Epstein’s black book.
The kicker: John Paulson has given $250,000 to defeat me. Literally every fat cat after me is in the files. pic.twitter.com/QP8GLth2ab
In a separate post from his personal account, Massie said legal documents and emails show Epstein and Lutnick conducted business together and that Lutnick visited Epstein’s island after Epstein had already been convicted of sex offenses.
According to legal documents and emails, Epstein and Lutnick did business together and Lutnick vacationed on Epstein’s island,
— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) February 7, 2026
LONG AFTER Lutnick claims they parted ways and after LONG AFTER Epstein was a known sex offender. https://t.co/hxL9HVgqcy
Massie did not attach the documents to his posts. His comments came as recently released records have renewed public attention on Epstein’s business and social contacts.
Paulson is a billionaire hedge fund manager. Massie said Paulson contributed $250,000 to a super PAC working to defeat him. The post did not cite campaign finance filings, and no allegation of criminal conduct was made against Paulson.
CBS News reported that Epstein and Lutnick were involved in a business deal connected to a now-defunct advertising technology company called Adfin, citing documents released among the Epstein files. The outlet said the documents show Epstein and Lutnick signed a 2012 contract through separate limited liability companies to acquire stakes in the firm.
CBS News also reported that emails show continued contact between the two men after Epstein’s 2008 Florida conviction, including discussions of travel and social visits. Lutnick has said previously that he had “limited interactions” with Epstein.
Among the records cited by Massie is a 2017 email in which Epstein wrote to Paulson, “hope pr is ok,” referring to a $50,000 donation for a dinner honoring Lutnick, according to an email released by the Justice Department. The email identifies Paulson as an organizer of the event.
Lutnick, the former head of Cantor Fitzgerald, currently serves as commerce secretary. A spokesperson previously said Cantor was a minority investor in Adfin and that Lutnick did not know the identities of the other investors at the time, according to CBS News.
The Commerce Department has said that Lutnick had limited contact with Epstein and has not been accused of wrongdoing, according to CBS News.
Being named in Epstein-related documents does not imply illegal conduct, and many people listed in the records have not been accused of crimes. Paulson has not been charged or accused in connection with Epstein.
Massie characterized the political spending against him as part of a broader pattern of wealthy donors supporting his opponents.
