Rep. Stacey Plaskett Faces Censure Over Alleged Collaboration with Jeffrey Epstein to Undermine Trump

Rep. Stacey Plaskett faces censure for allegedly collaborating with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 House hearing, using his input to question Michael Cohen about President Trump.

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Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein's estate reveal text messages between Rep. Stacey Plaskett and Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing involving Michael Cohen.

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Epstein allegedly assisted Plaskett in formulating questions for Michael Cohen during his testimony, aiming to undermine President Trump's standing and credibility.

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The House Oversight Committee released these thousands of documents, leading to a proposed resolution to censure Plaskett and remove her from the Intelligence Committee.

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The House is scheduled to vote on the censure resolution this week, which could strip Plaskett of her committee assignment if deemed "privileged" by a conservative group.

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House Democratic leaders plan to oppose the censure, accusing Republicans of politicizing the Epstein files despite their earlier opposition to releasing them.

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