‘Who’s controlling DOJ’s X account?’: Republican Thomas Massie asks as criticism mounts over release of Jeffrey Epstein files

He also asked, “who’s controlling the DOJ X account on Christmas Eve and using words like “dope” to refer to reporters?”

DOJ did break the law by making illegal redactions and by missing the deadline.

By the way, who’s controlling the DOJ X account on Christmas Eve and using words like “dope” to refer to reporters? https://t.co/7ITXfVsT0h

— Thomas Massie (@RepThomasMassie) December 24, 2025

White House managing DOJ’s X account

Earlier, Axios had reported that the White House had begun managing the Department of Justice’s X account in an effort to manage the narrative around the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files.

According to Axios, the DOJ account has since taken on a sharper tone, with a more rapid-response campaign.

How DOJ’s X account has changed

This includes claims that the Justice Department is not redacting the names of any politicians and a hasty ‘clarification’ on why a photo of Trump was removed after it was released as part of the Epstein files.

Before Tuesday’s release of over 30,000 files, the DOJ also claimed that some of them contain untrue and sensationalist claims made against President Trump that were submitted to the FBI right before the 2020 election.

The DOJ was also quick to call out one of its releases, the alleged letter from Epstein to convicted sex offender Larry Nassar, as fake.

700,000 Epstein documents to be examined

The Axios report, citing an unnamed official, stated that so far, approximately 750,000 records linked to the Epstein probe have been reviewed and disclosed by a DOJ team of around 200, with about 700,000 more records remaining to be examined.

The DOJ had earlier said that it had several hundred thousand documents from the Epstein investigations. But according to the Axios report, many of those records are duplicates.