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Democrat Rep. Jasmine Crockett took the House floor and deliberately tried to smear a long list of Republicans by saying her team had found donations from “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein,” hoping the name alone would do the damage. It was a cheap political trick designed to inflame and distract during a debate on censure, and it blew up the minute people realized she had not done the basic homework.
Lee Zeldin was quick to expose the sloppy attack, pointing out the donations Crockett referenced came from a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein — a totally different person from the convicted sex trafficker who died in 2019 — and that some of the entries were clearly filed long after the financier’s death. Republicans and independent outlets dug into the FEC filings and found the names, dates, and occupations that completely undercut Crockett’s insinuation, so the smear collapsed the moment anyone looked past the headline.
When CNN’s Kaitlan Collins pressed Crockett about the botched allegation, Crockett insisted she “never said that it was that Jeffrey Epstein” and blamed a 20-minute scramble and a hastily Googled search for the error. That answer didn’t land — it was the kind of evasive, blame-shifting response Americans have come to expect from partisan operatives who would rather sling mud than tell the truth.
Further reporting shows the FEC system itself can be gamed with troll entries and small, meaningless donations that are easy to misread if you don’t actually review the full record, which makes Crockett’s excuse even more embarrassing. This wasn’t an honest mistake; it was a stunt that relied on lazy assumptions and innuendo, and it should shame any lawmaker who thinks smear tactics substitute for facts.
This episode is emblematic of a broader problem: the left’s reflexive deployment of outrage and accusation, hoping the media will amplify a headline before the truth gets in the way. Conservatives have been saying for years that the American people deserve better than theater and gotcha politics — voters want accountability and competence, not primetime smear campaigns dressed up as oversight.
Hardworking Americans should be furious that their representatives use the sacred platform of the House to peddle half-baked claims and cheap shots instead of solving real problems. If Democrats want to build credibility, they’ll stop weaponizing names to score partisan points and start doing the real work of governing — otherwise voters will remember this stunt the next time they head to the ballot box.
