Epstein appeared to influence this lawmaker’s questions during hearing investigating Trump

Newly released documents appear to show convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein texting with Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) during a 2019 hearing with President Donald Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen.

The Washington Post reviewed multiple video feeds from the hearing and matched the texts, which were sent in Pacific Time, with the video.

Epstein had deep ties to the U.S. Virgin Islands, where he formerly owned a pair of private islands. A 2023 Business Insider investigation showed that Epstein donated large sums of money to U.S. Virgin Islands politicians, including to Plaskett.

The copies of the text messages were included in a trove of thousands of pages of documents containing Epstein’s emails and other communications released on Nov. 12 by the House Oversight Committee. The messages show Epstein was invested in what Cohen was sharing about Trump, the financier’s former friend, during his testimony. Read more: https://wapo.st/4oKtbX8. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK

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