Democrat caught texting Epstein gives outrageous excuse for chatting to the pedophile during Trump hearing

A Democrat who was caught texting Jeffrey Epstein during a hearing involving Donald Trump has claimed she had no idea that he was a pedophile.

House Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) exchanged text messages with Epstein in 2018 while former Trump attorney Michael Cohen testified against the president at a committee hearing. 

Plaskett sought advice and guidance from Epstein about questions to ask Cohen while the committee hearing was live. She represents the area of the country where Epstein lived at his infamous Little Saint James island.

Prior to a House vote to censure Plaskett, the House lawmaker offered a stunning defense for why she was texting with Epstein, claiming she had no idea he was a pedophile.

‘I got a text from Jeffrey Epstein, who at the time was my constituent, who was not public knowledge at that time, that he was under federal investigation.’

She added, ‘And who was sharing information with me.’

Epstein was convicted in 2008 for soliciting prostitution of a minor. Moreover, the Miami Herald in November 2018 released their bombshell three-part series that identified more than 60 women who said they were sexually abused by Epstein when they were underage.

The Daily Mail reached out to Plaskett for comment.

It is not clear how Plaskett obtained Epstein’s phone number or whether the two ever met in-person.