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Jasmine Crockett Goes Next-Level Crazy In Epstein Floor Speech

By POLITICS COMMENTARY

Washington has a long history of attracting some of the worst people in the country, and Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) fits right in. Her track record is a grab bag of red flags — from alleged mistreatment of her own staff to repeatedly misrepresenting her privileged, wealthy upbringing.

So when Jasmine Crockett strutted onto the House floor Tuesday to defend Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) — who was just exposed for coordinating with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 hearing — no one should have been shocked by what happened next. True to form, Crockett resorted to flat-out falsehoods, trying to smear EPA chief Lee Zeldin and anyone else standing in the way of her narrative.

It was vintage Crockett: dishonest, reckless, and completely in character for someone who treats the truth as optional when partisan damage control is on the line:

Let’s start with the easiest rebuttal — because the deeper this goes, the worse it gets.

Yes, Jeffrey Epstein donated to some Republicans over the years. He also poured mountains of cash into Democratic campaigns. But once Epstein’s crimes became public, there was a bipartisan effort to return or donate away the tainted money. Every major politician did so — except one: Del. Stacey Plaskett, a Democrat.

That’s what makes Jasmine Crockett’s list of Republican names not just irrelevant, but blatantly dishonest. Politicians can’t control who sends them a check. They can, however, control whether they keep the money after learning it came from a sexual predator. Plaskett chose to keep hers. That alone destroys Crockett’s entire deflection.

But here’s the kicker: it doesn’t even look like the people Crockett named actually received Epstein donations to begin with — with one exception: George H. W. Bush. And Crockett didn’t clarify that; she just said “George Bush,” another intentional attempt to mislead. That donation would have been nearly 40 years ago, long before Epstein’s crimes were known to anyone.

And if Crockett thinks that’s damning, she might want to look at the other side of the aisle. Epstein also gave generously to Bill Clinton in that same era — proving his donations were not partisan, but opportunistic.

So what exactly did Jasmine Crockett do here? The giveaway is her use of the qualifier “somebody named” — the oldest trick in the political playbook. It’s a convenient way to sling mud while maintaining plausible deniability: Oh, I didn’t say it was that Jeffrey Epstein… I just said somebody with the same name donated.

In reality, Crockett and her staff appear to have done nothing more than run a lazy Google search for “Jeffrey Epstein donations” and grabbed whatever names popped up — without bothering to confirm whether the donor was the Jeffrey Epstein. And the punchline? It wasn’t.

Yes, Crockett is shielded by the Constitution when she lies on the House floor — she can defame anyone she wants with zero legal consequences. But just because she can doesn’t mean she should. This kind of blatant, reckless misconduct ought to earn her a censure and removal from her committee assignments. That’s what accountability should look like.

But let’s be honest: if Republicans couldn’t even muster the votes to hold Stacey Plaskett accountable for coordinating with Jeffrey Epstein, the chances of them reining in Jasmine Crockett’s behavior are practically zero.

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