{"id":2512570,"date":"2025-11-19T19:58:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T00:58:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-candidate-possible-jasmine-crockett-excoriated-after-embarrassing-jeffrey-epstein-gaffe\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T20:00:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T01:00:08","slug":"worst-candidate-possible-jasmine-crockett-excoriated-after-embarrassing-jeffrey-epstein-gaffe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/worst-candidate-possible-jasmine-crockett-excoriated-after-embarrassing-jeffrey-epstein-gaffe\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Worst Candidate Possible&#8217;: Jasmine Crockett Excoriated After Embarrassing &#8216;Jeffrey Epstein&#8217; Gaffe"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/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%2Fworst-candidate-possible-jasmine-crockett-excoriated-after-embarrassing-jeffrey-epstein-gaffe%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=2512570&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>Texas Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett faced heavy criticism after attempting to link Republicans to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein but failing badly. in defending Delegate Stacey Plaskett, who was revealed to have texted with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing, Crockett claimed her team uncovered campaign donations from a &#8220;Jeffrey Epstein&#8221; to republican Lee Zeldin, EPA administrator and former New York congressman. Though, the donor was a completely different jeffrey Epstein-a physician unrelated to the disgraced financier-and their donation was made after the infamous Epstein&#8217;s death. This mistake drew widespread mockery from both political sides and commentators, including investigative reporter Chuck Ross and political analyst Jonathan Turley. Lee Zeldin himself publicly clarified the error, emphasizing no connection between his donor and the infamous Epstein.Even some Democrats criticized Crockett&#8217;s blunder, suggesting it hurt her credibility and her chances in a potential Texas Senate run against Republican John cornyn.  <\/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><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Whoops.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett is under intense fire after she tried to tie Republicans to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein &mdash; and failed spectacularly at it.<\/p>\n<p>After the Epstein files were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-house-expected-vote-bill-forcing-release-jeffrey-epstein-files\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">effectively released<\/a> this week, Del. Stacey Plaskett, the non<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >-voting congressional representative<\/a> for the U.S. Virgin Islands, came under intense scrutiny for texting with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing about President Donald Trump&rsquo;s potential conflicts of interest.<\/p>\n<p>This revelation drew furious condemnation from Republicans &mdash; and an impassioned defense from Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>In her zeal to defend Plaskett, however, Crockett made a blunder of Texas-sized proportions.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/revealed-dems-obnoxious-star-tried-become-marijuana-queenpin-tycoon-crockett-financials-bringing-disastrous-attention\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a> claimed that she had her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-wolfgang-petersen-dies-at-81-hollywood-star-rose-after-das-boot-to-include-blockbusters-air-force-one-in-the-line-of-fire\/\" title=\"Director Wolfgang Petersen Dies At 81; Hollywood Star Rose After \u201cDas Boot\u201d To Include Blockbusters \u201cAir Force One\u201d &amp; \u201cIn The Line Of Fire\u201d\">team dig<\/a> into Federal Election Commission records, presumably to dig up dirt on her Republican rivals.<\/p>\n<p>And boy, did she find that dirt &mdash; almost.<\/p>\n<p>Crockett&rsquo;s crackpot research team found out that Trump&rsquo;s current Environmental Protection Agency administrator Lee Zeldin had accepted campaign funds from a &ldquo;Jeffrey Epstein&rdquo; during his New York congressional days.<\/p>\n<p>This would&rsquo;ve been quite the &ldquo;gotcha&rdquo; moment for Crockett &mdash; if only the Epstein that had contributed to Zeldin was actually&nbsp;<em>the&nbsp;<\/em>Jeffrey Epstein.<\/p>\n<p>But he wasn&rsquo;t. Zeldin&rsquo;s donor was not the same Epstein convicted of pedophilia and accused of running an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ann-coulter-the-great-epstein-cover-up-part-i\/\" title=\"Ann Coulter: The Great ... Cover-up, Part I\">underage sex ring<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pundits and politicians on both sides of the aisle seized on this moment, excoriating Crockett for her amateurish sleuthing.<\/p>\n<p>Chuck Ross, investigative reporter for The Washington Free Beacon, took to X to point out that not only did Crockett&rsquo;s ace research team dig up the wrong Jeffrey Epstein, they dug up an Epstein who had donated to Zeldin&nbsp;<em>after&nbsp;<\/em>the more infamous Epstein had already died.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Crockett getting this so badly wrong is I guess why politicians usually outsource their oppo research to the professionals.<\/p>\n<p>But you also would expect a member of Congress to know more about FEC filings. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KCYvXUN27Z\">https:\/\/t.co\/KCYvXUN27Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChuckRossDC\/status\/1991183504915280374?\">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>&ldquo;Crockett getting this so badly wrong is I guess why politicians usually outsource their oppo research to the professionals,&rdquo; Ross posted. &ldquo;But you also would expect a member of Congress to know more about FEC filings.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Political pundit Jonathan Turley, meanwhile, opted to just poke fun at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/not-making-watch-jasmine-crockett-warn-trump-use-dominion-voting-machines-rig-election\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crockett<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&hellip;This appears all part of the plan, according to Crockett:<br \/> &ldquo;I always tell people that God had this amazing, beautiful plan that I was definitely not clued in on&rdquo; &hellip;<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Jonathan Turley (@JonathanTurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JonathanTurley\/status\/1991183638147264522?\">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>Zeldin himself also responded to Crockett&rsquo;s wildly misleading claims.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine.<\/p>\n<p>NO &#128079; FREAKIN &#128079; RELATION &#128079; YOU &#128079; GENIUS!!! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gYQlcUd2we\">https:\/\/t.co\/gYQlcUd2we<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeeMZeldin\/status\/1990993148244312175?\">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>&ldquo;Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine,&rdquo; Zeldin posted. &ldquo;NO. FREAKIN. RELATION. YOU. GENIUS!!!&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And yet, the most scathing remarks about Crockett&rsquo;s blunder came from her own side.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re looking for a good way to light $50 million on fire and lose by 15 points, then Jasmine Crockett is your candidate,&rdquo; a Democratic strategist told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/social-media-erupts-after-far-left-firebrand-botches-epstein-claim-insane-accusation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a> after Crockett&rsquo;s floor remarks.<\/p>\n<p>The Democrat strategist then spoke up about Crockett&rsquo;s seeming plans to challenge Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn for his seat.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;She&rsquo;s got no shot to win that Texas Senate race, and screw-ups like this show why she&rsquo;s probably the worst candidate possible,&rdquo; the Democratic strategist said.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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