House Republicans fail in bid to censure Plaskett over Epstein texts
Source: Washington Post
House Republicans tried but failed to pass a resolution Tuesday to censure and strip a key committee assignment from Del. Stacey Plaskett (D), the nonvoting delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands, for texting with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.The exchange was included in a recently released trove of documents from Epstein’s estate.
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They continued texting periodically throughout the day as the hearing was underway. At 12:50 p.m., Epstein asked Plaskett how much longer it would be until it was her turn to question Cohen.
Cohen brought up RONA - keeper of the secrets,” Epstein texted Plaskett at 2:24 p.m., misspelling the first name of former Trump executive assistant Rhona Graff, whom Cohen had mentioned in his testimony. “RONA??” Plaskett responded. “Quick I’m up next is that an acronym,” she added. “Thats his assistant,” Epstein replied, two minutes before Plaskett began asking Cohen questions.
Plaskett defended herself Tuesday, saying she had started to receive “innumerable texts” after the hearing started, including from Epstein, whom she described as her constituent. She pushed back on the idea that she was taking advice from Epstein on how to question Cohen.“ Let me tell you something. I don’t need to get advice on how to question anybody from any individual. I have been a lawyer for 30 years. … I know how to seek information. I have sought information from confidential informants, from murderers, from other individuals, because I want the truth, not because I need them to tell me what to say,” Plaskett said on the House floor.“
The resolution to censure Plaskett fell short during a late-night vote, 214-209. Three Republicans voted present, and all Democrats present voted against it.
Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/11/18/plaskett-epstein-censure/
Epstein was indeed her constituent, as he had a residence in the Virgin Islands, but he was acting as an informant during that text exchange. To get info on scumbag Trump, you need to talk to scumbags, since those are the only type of people Trump surrounds himself with. Epstein had a lot of information on Trump. Unfortunately, we did not get it all before Epstein died.