{"id":2512509,"date":"2025-11-19T18:12:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-who-texted-epstein-tries-to-explain-herself-on-cnn-and-only-makes-things-worse\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T18:13:34","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T23:13:34","slug":"house-dem-who-texted-epstein-tries-to-explain-herself-on-cnn-and-only-makes-things-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-dem-who-texted-epstein-tries-to-explain-herself-on-cnn-and-only-makes-things-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"House Dem Who Texted Epstein Tries to Explain Herself on CNN and Only Makes Things Worse"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhouse-dem-who-texted-epstein-tries-to-explain-herself-on-cnn-and-only-makes-things-worse%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2512509&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the controversy surrounding Democratic Delegate Stacey plaskett&#8217;s 2019 text exchanges with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >convicted sex offender<\/a> Jeffrey Epstein during a congressional hearing involving former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen.Plaskett defended her communications by claiming her experience as a prosecutor required her too gather facts from unsavory individuals and describing Epstein as a &#8220;constituent&#8221; from the U.S. Virgin Islands. She also admitted to having accepted donations from Epstein, which she only donated to women&#8217;s organizations after the 2019 inquiry-years after Epstein&#8217;s 2008 guilty plea. The piece highlights the irony and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wrong-line-of-work-uk-border-force-boss-says-bloody-borders-are-pain-in-the-bloody-ass\/\" title=\"Wrong Line of Work? UK Border Force Boss Says &#039;Bloody Borders&#039; Are &#039;Pain in the Bloody Ass&#039;\">potential political fallout<\/a> for Democrats, who have recently focused on Epstein to implicate former President Trump, while previously showing little concern about Epstein. Additionally, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries was criticized for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cultural-issues-affect-the-virginia-gubernatorial-election\/\" title=\"Cultural issues affect the Virginia gubernatorial election\">avoiding clear answers<\/a> about Epstein-related issues, possibly due to his own connections. the article suggests that Democrats&#8217; intensified scrutiny of Epstein might backfire, exposing their own vulnerabilities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>What if Democrats&rsquo; obsession with taking down President Donald Trump should ultimately boomerang and take them down instead? And what if the late convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein played a key role in their self-inflicted ruin?<\/p>\n<p>Oh, the delicious irony!<\/p>\n<p>Wednesday morning on CNN&rsquo;s &ldquo;The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,&rdquo; Democratic Del. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/quick-next-disgraced-dem-rep-texted-epstein-help-anti-trump-hearing-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stacey Plaskett<\/a> of the U.S. Virgin Islands gave an unconvincing explanation for why, during a 2019 congressional hearing that featured questioning of disgraced former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen, she exchanged text messages with Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>The context, of course, always makes an enormous difference. And in this case, the context is the Democrats&rsquo; sudden discovery of concern for Epstein&rsquo;s victims.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, only with Trump&rsquo;s return to the presidency in 2025 have Democrats learned to care about Epstein. Under former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s administration, those same Democrats made nary a peep about the notorious sex predator. Only now, when they believe that they can hang Epstein around Trump&rsquo;s neck, have they shown any interest.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Thus, nothing Democrats say on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bombshell-epstein-file-noam-chomsky-salivates-epsteins-penetrating-insights-unearthed-letter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epstein<\/a> matter carries any weight in the first place.<\/p>\n<p>To that already diminished credibility, we must add the jaw-dropping irony of a sitting House Democrat <em>colluding with Epstein<\/em> in real time.<\/p>\n<p>So how did Plaskett explain that collusion?<\/p>\n<p>In a lengthy interview with CNN co-hosts Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown, Plaskett did a good deal of talking. By the end, however, she had said very little of substance. In fact, her defense boiled down to two claims.<\/p>\n<p>First, she repeatedly insisted that she had spent many years as a prosecutor. In that capacity, she said, she had to acquire information from bad people.<\/p>\n<p>Second &mdash; and this one defies belief &mdash; she described Epstein, who was a resident of the Virgin Islands, as a &ldquo;constituent.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if she had regrets about communicating with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/lone-member-congress-vote-epstein-files-release-says-principled-decision\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Epstein<\/a>, Plaskett twice described herself as &ldquo;moving forward.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>That was the sum total of the delegate&rsquo;s explanation for her text exchange with a sexual predator.<\/p>\n<p>Nonetheless, the interview did produce one interesting nugget that could sink Plaskett&rsquo;s fortunes.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I had received donations from him,&rdquo; she admitted. &ldquo;After the last investigation came out, which was after this texting, I gave any donations that I had previously received from him to women&rsquo;s organizations and did not have any contact with him.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><em>The last investigation? After this texting?&nbsp;<\/em>Epstein pleaded guilty to sex crimes in 2008. Plaskett had no scruples about giving him her phone number, colluding with him via text message, or keeping his money until the last investigation in 2019 &mdash; 11 years after he entered a guilty plea?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CNN just brought on Stacey Plaskett to &ldquo;clear the air&rdquo; about her texts with Jeffrey Epstein on the morning of the 2019 Michael Cohen hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Her defenses:<\/p>\n<p>&ndash; &ldquo;He was a constituent&rdquo;<br \/> &ndash; &ldquo;As a prosecutor you get info from bad people all the time&rdquo;<br \/> &ndash; She initiated the 7:55 a.m. text&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZ5hiPPNHz\">pic.twitter.com\/hZ5hiPPNHz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Media Lies (@MediasLies) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MediasLies\/status\/1991182618235113940?\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>To put it mildly, co-hosts Wolf Blitzer and Pamela Brown did not exactly press Plaskett on her weak explanations.<\/p>\n<p>Worse yet, on Tuesday, a handful of House Republicans colluded with Democrats to spare her a formal censure, per <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/live-updates\/2025\/11\/18\/congress\/stacey-plaskett-escapes-censure-vote-epstein-texts-00658334\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Politico<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, one of Blitzer and Brown&rsquo;s colleagues took a much tougher approach to the Plaskett-Epstein controversy. In a Tuesday interview, CNN&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-hakeem-jeffries-snaps-cnns-kaitlan-collins-repeatedly-asks-question-doesnt-want-hear\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaitlan Collins<\/a> repeatedly &mdash; and admirably &mdash; pressed the evasive House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York on whether he thought it &ldquo;appropriate&rdquo; for Plaskett to text the convicted sex offender during a congressional hearing.<\/p>\n<p>Why did Jeffries refuse to give Collins a straight answer? Well, the most likely explanation is that the minority leader feels some embarrassment over recent revelations of his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-james-comer-exposes-hakeem-jeffries-connection-epstein-house-floor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">connection to Epstein<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Thus, even a few otherwise friendly voices in the establishment media have made Democrats feel uncomfortable.<\/p>\n<p>In short, in their feverish quest to bring down <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/terrible-person-trump-threatens-revoke-abc-newss-license-reporters-epstein-question\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trump<\/a>, Democrats have made the Epstein issue too big to ignore. 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