Photo: Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., walks past Speaker Johnson's office on Thursday, April 30. Photo: Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

A former girlfriend of Rep. Thomas Massie accused him this week of offering her $5,000 to drop a wrongful termination complaint against his close ally, Rep. Victoria Spartz.

Why it matters: Cynthia West's accusation surfaced a week before Massie's May 19 primary.

President Trump is targeting the Kentucky Republican in what has become the most expensive U.S. House primary in history.

West said she did not coordinate or communicate in any way with Trump's political operation and the campaign of Massie's primary opponent, Ed Gallrein.

West said Massie's offer involved cash that he had previously given her during their relationship and that she later returned to him.

Zoom in: West told Axios she broke her silence because she resented Massie for speaking about the need for transparency when it came to releasing the Epstein files — even as, she alleges, he…