The Democrats believed that advocating for the release of information about Epstein would damage President Donald Trump. However, the situation isn’t unfolding as they anticipated. Instead, it’s backfiring on them by uncovering numerous connections between Epstein and the Democratic Party.
Epstein was a significant donor to Democrats, including Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett from the Virgin Islands, a non-voting member of the House. In fact, during a Congressional hearing in February 2019, Epstein was texting her to offer support against President Donald Trump.
On Wednesday, on the House floor, Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) stood up for Plaskett, contending that Republicans had accepted contributions from an individual named Jeffrey Epstein. She mentioned several names, including Lee Zeldin, who is the currently the head of the Environmental Protection Agency:
I just want to be clear: If this is the standard that we gonna make, just know we are gonna expose it all. And just know that the FEC filings, they are available for everyone to review. This is absolutely ridiculous.
However, as we previously mentioned, there was a minor issue with this assertion. The contributions were not from the infamous Jeffrey Epstein. They were actually from a New York-based doctor sharing the same name, made in 2020, after the Jeffrey Epstein in question passed away in 2019.
Oof. @JasmineForUS is disastrously wrong here. None of these donors are *the* Jeffrey Epstein. Several are from the same Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, and the donations to Lee Zeldin are from after *the* Epstein killed himself. https://t.co/RES7GyTQMy pic.twitter.com/OSuTywr3D7
— Chuck Ross (@ChuckRossDC) November 19, 2025
Crockett remained silent when the NY Post sought her comments regarding her foolishness. According to the Post, they couldn’t locate any donations from the infamous Epstein to Zeldin.
However, Zeldin wasn’t about to let this slide; he shredded Crockett for her underhanded tactics:
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.
NO ? FREAKIN ? RELATION ? YOU ? GENIUS!!! https://t.co/gYQlcUd2we
— Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) November 19, 2025
He said the donation was from a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein, “who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein…NO FREAKIN RELATION YOU GENIUS!!!”
He is understandably upset. How much do you overlook basic reading skills if you fail to notice the issue with the claim when some donations were made after the Epstein in question had passed away? This indicates a blatant disregard for the truth and a lack of interest in verifying facts. The focus seems solely on shifting attention away from Democrats and attempting to implicate Republicans.
Crockett is now toying with the idea of running for the U.S. Senate — because apparently her ego hasn’t quite hit its ceiling yet. She claims she’ll decide by Thanksgiving but won’t announce anything until the Dec. 8 filing deadline, conveniently giving herself time to sift through whatever polling she’s paid for to reassure herself she’s more popular than she actually is.
Let’s be honest: her self-image is wildly inflated. She’s been in Washington for five minutes and already thinks she’s Senate material. Meanwhile, Texans have a pretty good track record of sniffing out political frauds, and I don’t see them handing her a promotion.
