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House Republicans’ attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails

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Newest development Nov 19, 2025 · 3 reportsHouse Republicans’ attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails

Measure that would have formally reprimanded Stacey Plaskett over real-time texts during 2019 hearing collapses

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Nov 15, 2025
House Democrat exchanged texts with Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing: docs
Headline from New York Post ·
Nov 18, 2025
GOP effort to censure Dem Plaskett for texting Epstein survives first House vote
Headline from New York Post ·
Nov 19, 2025Newest
House Republicans’ attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails
Headline from The Guardian ·

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7 articles, oldest first.

New York Post
House Democrat exchanged texts with Epstein on how to hurt Trump during 2019 congressional hearing: docs (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 14, 2025
New York Post's feed description
Democrat Stacey Plaskett – an embattled non-voting delegate representing the US Virgin Islands in Congress – reportedly got real-time help via texts during a 2019 congressional hearing on how to hurt President Donald Trump.
PJ Media
HOLY CRAP: Democrat Texted With Jeffrey Epstein During 2019 Congressional Hearing (opens PJ Media)
Published Nov 14, 2025
PJ Media's feed description
Democrat Stacey Plaskett's texts with Epstein raise concerns during 2019 hearing.
New York Post
GOP effort to censure Dem Plaskett for texting Epstein survives first House vote (opens New York Post)
Published Nov 17, 2025
New York Post's feed description
The House rejected a Democratic bid to stop a GOP resolution to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) and yank her from the chamber's powerful Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence over revelations she texted late sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.
Fox News
Democrat found texting Jeffrey Epstein faces House censure, committee removal threats (opens Fox News)
Published Nov 17, 2025
Fox News's feed description
Del. Stacey Plaskett faces censure threat after newly released documents show she exchanged texts with Jeffrey Epstein during Michael Cohen congressional hearing.
Townhall
The House Could Have Censured Stacey Plaskett Over Epstein Texts. What They Did Instead Will Enrage You. (opens Townhall)
Published Nov 18, 2025
Townhall's feed description
House votes not to censure Stacey Plaskett over Epstein texts, igniting controversy and criticism.
Legal Insurrection
House Republicans Fail to Censure Democrat Stacey Plaskett Over Epstein Texts (opens Legal Insurrection)
Published Nov 18, 2025
Legal Insurrection's feed description
"Those documents show that Delegate Stacey Plaskett, a sitting member of Congress, coordinated her questioning during an Oversight — an official Oversight hearing, with a man who was a convicted sex offender, a man whose crimes against minors shocked this entire nation."
The Guardian
House Republicans’ attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails (opens The Guardian)
Published Nov 18, 2025
The Guardian's feed description
Measure that would have formally reprimanded Stacey Plaskett over real-time texts during 2019 hearing collapses