{"id":4376,"date":"2025-11-19T19:34:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/negatiuspro.com\/?p=4376"},"modified":"2025-11-19T19:34:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T19:34:22","slug":"the-white-house-blasted-a-top-democratic-leader-for-defending-delegate-stacey-plaskett-after-her-past-messages-with-jeffrey-epstein-resurfaced-accusing-democrats-of-downplaying-misconduct-while-deman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/negatiuspro.com\/?p=4376","title":{"rendered":"The White House blasted a top Democratic leader for defending Delegate Stacey Plaskett after her past messages with Jeffrey Epstein resurfaced, accusing Democrats of downplaying misconduct while demanding transparency from others. 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Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) made the remark during debate over a resolution to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-U.S. Virgin Islands) for coordinating with Epstein ahead of a Feb. 27, 2019, House Oversight Committee hearing featuring testimony from Michael Cohen.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"610\" data-end=\"1050\">\u201cThey\u2019ve arraigned a Democratic member for taking a phone call from her constituent, Jeffrey Epstein, in the middle of a hearing,\u201d Raskin said during floor debate. \u201cAnd of course, I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any rule here against taking phone calls in a hearing.\u201d He went on to question the basis for the censure effort, asking Republicans where the ethical or legal transgression was and warning them to \u201cbe careful\u201d in setting such a precedent.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1052\" data-end=\"1421\">The White House blasted Raskin\u2019s comments, calling him \u201cone of the worst to ever disgrace the halls of Congress\u201d and describing Plaskett\u2019s interaction with Epstein as collusion with a convicted sex offender. Deputy press secretary Abigail Jackson questioned why Raskin was minimizing the interaction, invoking reports about other Democrats\u2019 past connections to Epstein.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1423\" data-end=\"1839\">Commentators on social media also condemned Raskin\u2019s defense of Plaskett, with users highlighting alleged hypocrisy and resurfacing his own remarks tying Donald Trump to Epstein. Independent journalist Lee Fang, who has reported on Plaskett\u2019s ties to Epstein, said Raskin\u2019s description was \u201cincredibly dishonest,\u201d pointing to Plaskett\u2019s past work with Epstein-linked interests and political support from his network.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1841\" data-end=\"2307\">The motion to censure Plaskett and remove her from the House Intelligence Committee failed in a 214\u2013209 vote. 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