{"id":39007,"date":"2025-11-19T22:48:05","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39007\/"},"modified":"2025-11-19T22:48:05","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T22:48:05","slug":"house-rejects-censure-vote-on-usvi-congresswoman-for-texting-with-epstein-during-congressional-hearing-washington-d-c","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/39007\/","title":{"rendered":"House Rejects Censure Vote on USVI Congresswoman for Texting with Epstein During Congressional Hearing | Washington D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Epstein saga has consumed our nation\u2019s capital city. Following the swift passage from\u00a0congress\u00a0to release all of the\u00a0Epstein\u00a0files, the\u00a0House narrowly failed a measure to censure\u00a0USVI Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett (D- USVI) for her texts with\u00a0Epstein\u00a0during a hearing back in 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0think\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Epstein\u00a0is a reprehensible person, absolutely disgusting,\u201d said Del. Plaskett during an interview with CNN the day after the House rejected to censure her on a 209-214-3 vote. If the censure vote was successful, it\u00a0would\u2019ve\u00a0removed her from the House Intelligence Committee.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This follows the\u00a0House\u00a0Oversight\u00a0Committee\u00a0unveiling\u00a0text messages she exchanged with the late sex offender,\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Epstein.\u00a0The disgraced financier had\u00a0a residence\u00a0on\u00a0Little\u00a0Saint\u00a0James\u00a0in\u00a0the islands.\u00a0The\u00a0Washington\u00a0Post reported\u00a0Epstein\u00a0texted her during a closely watched\u00a02019\u00a0committee hearing\u00a0with\u00a0President\u00a0Trump\u2019s former attorney,\u00a0Michael\u00a0Cohen.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Republicans suggested that the texts from\u00a0Epstein\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/norman.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/censure_plaskett.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">floated potential questions for\u00a0Plaskett\u00a0to ask<\/a>\u00a0Cohen\u00a0about\u00a0other\u00a0Trump associates the committee could interview.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt raises\u00a0serious questions\u00a0about\u00a0Delegate\u00a0Plaskett\u2019s\u00a0judgement, her\u00a0integrity\u00a0and her fitness to serve,\u201d said Rep. Ralph Norman (R- SC), who spearheaded the censure resolution.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Defending herself on the\u00a0House floor,\u00a0Plaskett said\u00a0she receives info from a variety of sources\u00a0and added\u00a0she\u00a0doesn\u2019t\u00a0need to get advice to question anybody from any individual.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve\u00a0taken a text exchange that shows no participation, no\u00a0assistance, no involvement in any illegal activity and weaponized it for political theater,\u201d said Del. Plaskett on the floor. \u201cYou want to talk about\u00a0texting,\u00a0texting felons? How often do you text President Donald J. Trump?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>At the time of the text\u00a0exchange\u00a0Epstein had already\u00a0plead\u00a0guilty\u00a0to\u00a0state\u00a0charges of\u00a0soliciting\u00a0prostitution\u00a0and\u00a0soliciting\u00a0prostitution from a person under the age of 18\u00a0years-old.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Plaskett acknowledged she\u00a0texted with\u00a0Epstein\u00a0and\u00a0rejected\u00a0the idea she\u00a0has\u00a0engaged in any wrongdoing.\u00a0She\u00a0added\u00a0it was not public knowledge\u00a0at that time that he was under federal investigation.\u00a0Plaskett said\u00a0she wants\u00a0the political theater to end\u00a0and victims of\u00a0Epstein\u00a0to get their justice.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m\u00a0hopeful we can now get back to\u00a0the work\u00a0that we do in\u00a0congress,\u201d said Del. Plaskett to CNN after the House censure vote.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Jeffrey\u00a0Epstein saga has consumed our nation\u2019s capital city. 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