Overview
- Pressed by MS NOW host Jacqueline Alemany on Sunday, Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she had “no amendments” to her prior floor remark.
- Crockett acknowledged she was insinuating a link to the notorious Epstein but said she had roughly 20 minutes to research and deliberately said “a Jeffrey Epstein.”
- She declined to affirm that Lee Zeldin did not receive money from the deceased financier, agreeing only that Zeldin has said he did not.
- Federal Election Commission data show the donations tied to Zeldin came from a different Jeffrey Epstein, identified as a New York physician who contributed in 2020.
- Crockett’s original accusation occurred during a Nov. 18 House dispute, a moment that has since prompted scrutiny of rapid claims based on shared names in public filings.