{"id":14787,"date":"2025-11-21T04:21:19","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:21:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=14787"},"modified":"2025-11-21T04:21:35","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T04:21:35","slug":"jasmine-crockett-misfires-in-attack-on-lee-zeldin-with-wrong-jeffrey-epstein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=14787","title":{"rendered":"Jasmine Crockett Misfires in Attack on Lee Zeldin with Wrong &#8216;Jeffrey Epstein&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span class=\"citation-31\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Lee Zeldin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-31\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> for receiving campaign donations from a person named <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-31\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Crockett&#8217;s claim badly misfired because the donor in question was a New York physician, not the convicted billionaire sex offender. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-29\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Zeldin quickly fired back on X, confirming the donation but clarifying: \u201cYes Crockett, a physician named <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-29\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Dr. Jeffrey Epstein<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-29 citation-end-29\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-28\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">NO FREAKIN RELATION, YOU GENIUS!\u201d Screenshots from Federal Elections Commission ( <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-28\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">FEC<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-28 citation-end-28\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> ) reports reported that Zeldin&#8217;s donation came from the physician after the notorious financier had already died in 2019.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"2\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Plaskett Censure Attempt Fails Over Epstein Texts<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span class=\"citation-27\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The dispute arose amid a House debate on a resolution to censure Virgin Islands Delegate <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-27\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Stacey Plaskett (D)<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-27 citation-end-27\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> for her past relationship with the late Jeffrey Epstein.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> The censure effort, led by the House Freedom Caucus and introduced by Rep. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-26\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Ralph Norman (R-SC), aimed to formally reprimand Plaskett and remove her from the influential <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-26\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-26 citation-end-26\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> . <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-25 citation-end-25\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Norman argued that the House has a duty to protect its integrity after newly released documents from Epstein&#8217;s estate revealed text messages between the convicted predator and Plaskett.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"5\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"6\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Details of Epstein&#8217;s Texts with Plaskett<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"7\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The thousands of pages of emails, texts, and other communications released by the House Oversight Committee show a cordial friendship between Plaskett and Epstein. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-24\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The documents reveal that Epstein appeared to be watching a February 2019 congressional hearing in real time, during which <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-24\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Michael Cohen<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-24 citation-end-24\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , former attorney to President Donald Trump, was testifying. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-23\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Epstein sent texts to Plaskett <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-23\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">complimenting her appearance<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-23 citation-end-23\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (&#8220;Great outfit,&#8221; &#8220;You look great&#8221;) and providing information, including alerting her that Cohen had referred to Trump&#8217;s former assistant, Rhona Graff. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-22 citation-end-22\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Plaskett, who was preparing to question Cohen, responded to Epstein&#8217;s alerts, suggesting the financier influenced her line of questioning.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\"><\/div>\n<hr data-path-to-node=\"8\" \/>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><b><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Censure Vote and Defense<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Rep. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-21 citation-end-21\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Ralph Norman emphasized that Plaskett &#8220;inappropriately coordinated&#8221; with a convicted sex offender on official proceedings, saying her conduct &#8220;reflects discreditably&#8221; on the House. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span> <span class=\"citation-20\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Plaskett defended herself by stating that Epstein was a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-20\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">&#8220;constituent&#8221;<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-20 citation-end-20\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> of hers due to his primary residence in the Virgin Islands and that she sought information from him as she would from &#8220;confidential informants, from murderers, from other individuals,&#8221; because she was trying to get to the truth.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) countered that the censure was a &#8220;pathetic effort to distract&#8221; from other individuals named in the Epstein material, arguing that Plaskett committed no &#8220;ethical transgression&#8221; by taking a phone call from a constituent. <\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"citation-19\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The resolution to censure Plaskett ultimately failed on Tuesday with a <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><b><span class=\"citation-19\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">209-214 vote<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-19 citation-end-19\"><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , with all Democrats, three Republicans voting no, and three Republicans voting present.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Jasmine Crockett Says \u2018Jeffrey Epstein\u2019 Funded Lee Zeldin, But Files Show It Wasn\u2019t THAT Epstein\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l3F2B24xiFk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lee Zeldin for receiving campaign donations from a person named Jeffrey Epstein . Crockett&#8217;s claim badly misfired because the donor in question was a New York physician, not the convicted billionaire sex offender. Zeldin quickly fired back on X, confirming the donation but clarifying: \u201cYes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=14787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=14787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}