"A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) has accused him of offering a $5,000 hush money payment, the accusation dropping just days before Massie's May 19 primary in Kentucky. Axios' Marc Caputo and Kate Santaliz spoke with Cynthia West's about her new accusations against Massie, which the congressman's campaign dismissed as a last-minute dirty trick in the campaign."
"West insisted she has not been in contact with President Donald Trump's team or the campaign of Massie's opponent, Ed Gallrein. West said she was motivated to come forward after seeing Massie as one of the loudest voices demanding transparency when it came to releasing files related to convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. It really bothered me watching him with the Epstein Files because he's sitting there talking about transparency and victims' rights and having women be heard and he literally tried to silence me, West said."
"According to West, she and Massie began dating after he messaged her through X in August 2024. Massie reportedly arranged for West to get a job in the office of Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN), but she was let go after just six weeks. She said she and Massie broke up in January 2025 after she claimed he became emotionally abusive because she did not want to engage in behavior I wasn't comfortable with."
"West has a wrongful termination complaint against Spartz, complaining about a toxic work environment. She was reportedly offered a $60,000 payment, but refused to sign an NDA attached to it. A spokesperson for Spartz's office told Axios that West had a probationary period that was not extended due to unsatisfactory job performance. West claimed Massie offered her $5,000 cash to drop her complaint when she contacted him and said she'd be filing it."
A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie accused him of offering a $5,000 cash payment to stop her from pursuing a wrongful termination complaint. The accusation surfaced days before Massie’s May 19 Kentucky primary. The campaign dismissed the claim as a last-minute dirty trick. The accuser said she had not contacted President Donald Trump’s team or her opponent’s campaign. She said she was motivated to come forward after seeing Massie publicly demand transparency related to the release of files connected to Jeffrey Epstein. She described dating Massie after he messaged her on X in August 2024, a short job in Rep. Victoria Spartz’s office, and a breakup in January 2025 amid claims of emotional abuse.
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