Trump Backers Spend Millions to Cover Up Epstein Scandal

John Paulson—Trump's economic advisor who is in Epstein's black book—leads multimillion-dollar assault on Rep. Tom Massie

Thomas Massie stood at that podium Tuesday and broke the cardinal rule of Washington: he named a name. Not just any name—John Paulson, the billionaire hedge fund manager whose contact information sits in Jeffrey Epstein's black book. The same John Paulson who raised $50 million for Trump in a single Palm Beach fundraiser. The same John Paulson who Trump keeps up to $15 million invested with. The same John Paulson now spending millions to destroy the Kentucky congressman who won't let the Epstein files stay buried.

"He's in Epstein's black book," Massie stated plainly during the press conference with survivors. "He's currently spending $2 million on ads in my district since I initiated this effort."

The connections here aren't subtle. Paulson has been Trump's economic advisor since 2016, shaped his economic policies through three presidential campaigns, and was on the shortlist for Treasury Secretary until "complex financial obligations" made him withdraw. He's donated at least $1.26 million directly to Trump and GOP efforts, hosted record-breaking fundraisers at his Manhattan and Palm Beach mansions, and maintains such deep ties that Trump personally invests millions in Paulson's hedge funds.

Now this Trump insider—this man who sits at the nexus of Trump's financial and political operations—is funneling $250,000 through MAGA KY super PAC, joining Paul Singer and Miriam Adelson in a coordinated assault on the one Republican who refuses to play along. The ads are FEC-compliant, the spending is legal, but the message screams from every billboard: push for transparency about Epstein, and Trump's money men will end you.

Paulson's spokesperson insists he never met or interacted with Epstein, calling Massie's statements "baseless" and demanding retractions. But when Trump's top fundraiser and economic advisor, whose name appears in a sex trafficker's contact list, starts spending millions to defeat the congressman demanding full disclosure, the denial becomes irrelevant. This isn't some random billionaire protecting his reputation—this is Trump's inner circle protecting Trump.

Behind closed doors, the pressure campaign from Trump himself has escalated to threats that would make a mob boss blush. The White House has warned Republicans that signing the discharge petition would be treated as "a hostile act toward the administration." But Trump has gone further. According to multiple sources, the President is threatening GOP members with "career death—or worse" if they sign the petition.

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