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On November 18, 2025, during a heated House debate in Washington, D.C., Rep. Jasmine Crockett accused several Republicans of taking money from “Jeffrey Epstein” — a charge that collapsed under public scrutiny when Federal Election Commission records showed the donor was a different man, a New York physician, not the convicted billionaire sex offender.
The claim came on the House floor as members debated a resolution to censure Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-VI); video of Crockett’s remarks is available and shows her naming high-profile Republicans in the attack, as documented by Acyn. Crockett said verbatim: “Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein, as I had my team dig in very quickly, Mitt Romney. The NRCC. Lee Zeldin. George Bush. McCain-Palin. Rick Lazio.”
The factual correction came rapidly: conservative outlets and journalists began vetting Crockett’s list and confirmed the Epstein donor to Lee Zeldin and others was not the infamous Jeffrey Epstein who died in 2019, but a different Jeffrey Epstein, a physician — a detail backed up by the FEC database showing the timing and identity of those contributions.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin responded directly on social media, mocking the error in blunt terms: “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!” Zeldin wrote on X, highlighting the mistaken identity that undercut Crockett’s argument.
The House ultimately voted 214-209 against censuring Stacey Plaskett, with all Democrats opposing censure and three Republicans present but not voting, the Congressional Record shows.
For conservatives, the episode is more than an embarrassed congresswoman: it’s ammunition ahead of the 2026 cycle and a warning about sloppy political theater. The Gateway Pundit argued readers should share the primary records and Zeldin’s post to counter the smear, while activists urge calling for accountability in the House.
What comes next is predictable: Crockett may double down or claim context, and Republicans are likely to keep the spotlight on the factual failings of the attack; conservative outlets say the episode will be raised again as the House and campaigns weigh accountability, per the Daily Caller.
Bottom line: the FEC records and public posts settled the central factual dispute — the donor to Zeldin was a different Jeffrey Epstein — and the misstep has become an instant conservative rallying point about Democratic smear tactics and the need for better vetting on the House floor, the FEC database confirms.
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