The vote to censure Democrat Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) has failed.
3 Republicans voted with Democrats.
BREAKING: In a pathetic move, US House REJECTS censuring Democrat Stacey Plaskett over her collusion with Epstein to harm Donald Trump in 2019
EVERY DEMOCRAT VOTED TO PROTECT HER.
You disgust America, Dems. You’re in leagues with Epstein and you just got exposed!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 19, 2025
Plaskett was facing removal from the House Intelligence Committee.
Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-V.I.) is facing potential removal from the House Intelligence Committee after newly released files from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate revealed she texted with the disgraced financier during a congressional hearing.
Why it matters: The GOP-led effort came after months of Democrats gleefully seizing on the Epstein files to go after President Trump, and just minutes after the House voted to release the files.
Democrats tried and failed to effectively quash the measure by referring it to the House Ethics Committee, but their motion failed in a 213-214 vote.
A final vote on whether to oust Plaskett from the panel is possible as soon as Tuesday night.
She exchanged texts with Epstein during Michael Cohen’s congressional hearing.
Newly released documents show that Plaskett exchanged texts with Epstein during a congressional hearing with Michael Cohen, a former associate of President Donald Trump, in February 2019.
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Republicans have seized on Plaskett’s messages with Epstein as proof of a double standard by Democrats on the late pedophile financier’s case.
House Democrats have been arguing for transparency in pushing to uncover any potential improper links between Trump and Epstein but have been largely silent on Plaskett in the days since her ties to him surfaced.
