I don't think the Democrats really thought about the can of worms they were opening up when they tried to smear President Donald Trump over the Epstein files.
The Democrats' X account ran with the ridiculous story that Trump spent Thanksgiving 2017 with Epstein, even though his every movement was tracked that day as president. He spent it visiting military members and with family. The Democrats account then deleted the tweet they had posted.
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Now it's getting even more problematic for them; new information is coming back on one of their own, big time.
The Washington Post dropped a bombshell that Epstein appeared to have been communicating with Democrat Del. Stacey Plaskett, the non-voting delegate from the Virgin Islands, during a congressional hearing in February 2019. So this would have been well after the allegations about Epstein were all over the news, and he was a known convicted sex offender. The Virgin Islands is where Epstein's infamous island is Little St. James.
The name was redacted in the documents. I wonder why? But the WaPo was able to figure out who it was by comparing the texts to the action at the hearing.
The hearing involved Democrats trying to go after Trump for the umpteenth time by questioning Michael Cohen, his former attorney. Epstein appeared to be feeding her information to influence her questioning. They matched up the time stamps on the texts that were released and the video of the hearing, so you can read what he was communicating while the hearing was in progress.
Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show that he appeared to be texting a member of Congress during a congressional hearing investigating Donald Trump, and that those texts may have influenced the lawmaker’s questions. https://t.co/4yMKWBEi4X pic.twitter.com/o6LvpsUhDy
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) November 15, 2025
He's texting about "RONA" [an assistant to Trump named Rhona Graff], and then Plaskett asks about her.
“RONA??” Plaskett responded. “Quick I’m up next is that an acronym,” she added, suggesting she would question Cohen soon.
“Thats his assistant,” Epstein replied.
After she asked the question about 'RONA" Epstein texted, "Good work."
At 10:02 a.m., Epstein texted Plaskett: “Great outfit."
“You look great,” he added at 10:22 a.m. “Thanks!” she replied shortly afterward.
At around 10:40 a.m., a broadcast feed cut to Plaskett, showing her moving her mouth as if she were chewing something.
At 10:41 a.m., Epstein sent this message to Plaskett: “Are you chewing”
“Not any more,” she replied. “Chewing interior of my mouth. Bad habit from middle school”
At 12:50 p.m., Epstein asks: “How much longer for you”
“Hours. Go to other mtgs,” she replied.
When the WaPo asked Plaskett about this, she initially told them to talk with her congressional staff. Then her chief of staff, Angeline Jabbar, said Thursday she was “not in a position to confirm or not” whether Plaskett was texting with Epstein and didn't respond to further questions on Friday afternoon.
They must have realized that wasn't going to fly because then, Plaskett's office released a statement, and stepped in it even more by confirming it, but trying to spin it.
“During the hearing, Congresswoman Plaskett received texts from staff, constituents and the public at large offering advice, support and in some cases partisan vitriol, including from Epstein,” the statement read. “As a former prosecutor she welcomes information that helps her get at the truth and took on the GOP that was trying to bury the truth. The congresswoman has previously made clear her long record combating sexual assault and human trafficking, her disgust over Epstein’s deviant behavior and her support for his victims.”
Yeah, no, you can't try to get out of it that easily. So not only was she getting texts from Epstein, but he appeared to be coaching her as the Democrats tried to "get" Trump. And of course, Plaskett had a history with Epstein that she leaves out in her statement.
A 2023 Business Insider investigation showed that Epstein donated large sums of money to U.S. Virgin Islands politicians, including to Plaskett.
After Epstein’s arrest in 2019, Plaskett’s office initially said she was unlikely to return her campaign donations from the disgraced financier, but reversed course after public backlash.
In 2023, six Epstein accusers sued government officials from the U.S. Virgin Islands, including Plaskett, alleging that they helped and benefited from Epstein’s sex-trafficking enterprise in the U.S. territory. The lawsuit against Plaskett was voluntarily dismissed with prejudice earlier this year.
Good job by the WaPo, except for not noting Plaskett was a Democrat in the tweet.
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