House Democrats on Tuesday saved Democrat Virgin Islands Del. Stacey Plaskett from censure after it was revealed she texted with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.
Every single Democrat present voted to defeat the effort to formally reprimand Plaskett for her communications with Epstein. Three Republicans — Reps. Don Bacon (NE), Lance Gooden (TX), and David Joyce (OH) — joined Democrats to vote against the measure.
It was recently revealed that Plaskett was texting Epstein during a hearing with former Trump attorney-turned-adversary Michael Cohen. Epstein was texting Plaskett information to seemingly go after President Donald Trump.
Epstein told Plaskett to question Cohen about the president’s former executive assistant. Plaskett notably frets about not knowing the person’s name and tells Epstein she’s “up next.”
Minutes after Plaskett brings up the assistant’s name as she was told, Epstein texts Plaskett, “Good work.”
“New Epstein files show [Stacey Plaskett] got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney,” journalist Michael Shellenberger captioned a video of the newly uncovered incident.
New Epstein files show Rep. @StaceyPlaskett got real-time help via text messages from Jeffrey Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing with former Trump attorney. Plaskett is the person who smeared us during Twitter Files hearing & falsely accused @mtaibbi pic.twitter.com/U0mzrfNuTC
— Michael Shellenberger (@shellenberger) November 15, 2025
“Delegate Plaskett’s willingness to receive instructions on official congressional proceedings from Epstein, a convicted felony sex offender with deeply concerning international associations, is especially alarming and inappropriate given her own past service in the U.S. Department of Justice and her current role on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,” the resolution, which was introduced by GOP Rep. Ralph Norman (SC), reads.
“Jeffrey Epstein was a predator who exploited minors,” Norman said. “The idea that any Member of Congress would coordinate with him on official proceedings is beyond comprehension.”
“This was not casual contact,” he added. “These were deliberate communications that shaped part of a hearing designed to attack President Trump. It raises serious questions about judgment, integrity, and fitness to serve.”
Before the vote, Plaskett defended herself by suggesting she was merely texting with a “constituent.”
“I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent,” Plaskett said. “[It] was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation, and … was sharing information with me.”
STACEY PLASKETT: “I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent. It was not public knowledge at that time that he was under federal investigation.”
It was, however, a full 11 years after he was first arrested for child sex crimes. pic.twitter.com/WcUZ1BPR4g
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) November 18, 2025
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