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SunSeeker

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14. Plaskett did nothing wrong. She was using Epstein as an informant.

Reply to stopdiggin (Reply #6)

Wed Nov 19, 2025, 03:56 AM

10 hrs ago

That's why every Dem in the House voted No on the motion, and Republicans' effort to censure Plaskett failed.

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House Republicans move to censure Plaskett over text messages with Epstein [View all] Zorro 16 hrs ago OP

If only Republicans were as eager to pursue Epstein's predator friends dlk 16 hrs ago #1

i agree with norman in general, but rampartd 15 hrs ago #2

Epstein had been convicted as a sex offender of minors eleven years earlier MichMan 15 hrs ago #3

i get it, but if court decisions are the standard. rampartd 15 hrs ago #4

Have no idea of what that has anything to do with Plaskett and Epstein texting each other in a congressional hearing MichMan 15 hrs ago #5

I hadn't heard about any of this before now, slightlv 15 hrs ago #8

Here is a clip from the Washington Post of some of it MichMan 14 hrs ago #10

Epstein was acting as an informant to Plaskett on Trump/Cohen for that 2019 hearing. SunSeeker 13 hrs ago #13

having a hard time following the defense here stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #9

Oops. Well that kinda' sucks. Well, okay - really, really blows? stopdiggin 15 hrs ago #6

Plaskett did nothing wrong. She was using Epstein as an informant. SunSeeker 10 hrs ago #14

believe that if you want to stopdiggin 1 hr ago #19

I support censuring her. You cannot be appearing to take Wiz Imp 15 hrs ago #7

I don't. She was not taking direction from Epstein, she was using him as an informant. SunSeeker 9 hrs ago #15

Wasn't She One of the Impeachment Managers? Deep State Witch 14 hrs ago #11

Yes she was. But this is NOT payback Wiz Imp 4 hrs ago #16

The motion FAILED. Plaskett did nothing wrong; she was talking to an scumbag informant to get info on Trump/Cohen. SunSeeker 14 hrs ago #12

Who knew more about Trump and his dirty dealings that Jeffrey Epstein? mackdaddy 4 hrs ago #17

Rep. Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina), is this lap puppy republianmushroom 2 hrs ago #18

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