Jeffrey Epstein’s Home District Congresswoman Defends Contacts and Contributions

U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett issued a video statement addressing her 2018 solicitation of a campaign donation from Jeffrey Epstein and text exchanges with him, denying wrongdoing, stating the funds were later donated to women’s organizations in the U.S. Virgin Islands, and rejecting claims she enabled him; she also clarified that her past role at the Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority did not involve granting or renewing Epstein’s tax benefits.