Soooooo … how’s the Epstein Light Grenade working out for Democrats so far? Are they still enthusiastic about picking it up? Do they think they’re gonna need some reinforcements out here?
Hakeem isn’t just the president of The Epstein Club for Dems – he’s also a client! (If you know, you know …)
[snip]
KAITLIN COLLINS: You heard Stacey Plaskett there. She was arguing her texts with Jeffrey Epstein were not illegal. But in your view, were they appropriate?
HAKEEM JEFFRIES: Well, Stacey Plaskett is not accused of violating any House rule, any law, any statute. And she’s clearly and unequivocally denounced Jeffrey Epstein. And I think what the survivors fought for today is the type of transparency that came out of the House, went through the Senate and is now on its way to Donald Trump’s desk, where hopefully he will sign it into law, because at the end of the day, all the American people are asking for is just the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth. Which is why these Epstein files that Donald Trump and his administration have been hiding for months need to be released.
COLLINS: But do you think it was appropriate for her to be texting with Jeffrey Epstein, 11 years after he pleaded guilty to –
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COLLINS: Do you plan to talk to her about it?
JEFFRIES: I think that we successfully defeated a resolution that lacked any basis, was not credible and was being brought by an individual who was trying to weaponize this issue to reinvigorate his own failed gubernatorial campaign in South Carolina. It was rejected on a bipartisan basis on the floor today. That’s the end of the story.
COLLINS: Yeah, I was just asking if you personally believe messaging with Jeffrey Epstein, who is at that point a registered sex offender, is appropriate for a member of the House Democratic caucus?
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Would Plaskett be “willing to talk” to CNN about her connections – plural – to Epstein?Um …
Are you SURE about that? Maybe, maybe not, but that’s Jeffries’ story and he’s sticking with it:
Give CNN some credit here, or at least Kaitlin Collins, for pressing Jeffries to respond to the revelations that the scandal has exposed — thanks to Democrats who demanded full disclosure. The Epstein Light Grenade is working precisely as designed, even if its designers were too incompetent to see it. Let’s hope Republicans are learning a lesson from this.
* Original Article:
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2025/11/19/wow-jeffries-dodges-cnn-question-on-plaskett-epstein-scandal-three-times-n3809061