US EditionConservatives Criticize GOP Lawmakers Over Reported Backroom Deal Involving Democrat Linked to Epstein
House vote failed 209-214 along party lines amid accusations of a backroom deal protecting Rep. Cory Mills while Democrats renewed censure against him.
- On Tuesday, the House rejected a GOP effort to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett and remove her from the House Intelligence Committee in a 209-214 vote mostly along party lines.
- Timestamps in the documents show Epstein was watching Michael Cohen testify while Del. Stacey Plaskett said she received `innumerable texts` and denied seeking his advice.
- Three Republicans—Don Bacon , Lance Gooden , and David Joyce —voted with Democrats, while Andrew Garbarino , Dan Meuser , and Jay Obernolte registered present.
- House Democrats renewed a censure resolution against Rep. Cory Mills , and several outlets reported Wednesday that Rep. Nancy Mace plans a separate censure vote.
- A slate of House Republican critics accused colleagues of a `backroom deal` to trade censure outcomes, alleging it aimed to protect Cory Mills and intensify intra-party tensions.
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U.S. Delegate Stacey Plaskett drew criticism from her colleagues after calling President Donald Trump a felon on the House floor on the day she dodged a formal censure for trading texts with disgraced financier and pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Plaskett caused a stir in Congress after newly-released materials tied to the Epstein estate revealed that the Democrat from the U.S. Virgin Islands exchanged texts with the late convicted sex offender in 20…
'Enraged GOP Representatives' Expose a 'Backroom deal' that Saved an Infamous Democrat from Censure
House Republicans were furious Tuesday following their attempt to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett’s (DVI) bid to censure her failed. Several members accused GOP leaders of striking a deal quietly with Democrats in order to protect Rep. Cory Mills(R-FL). Republicans at first held their ground and refused to allow Plaskett’s censure motion. Hours later, however, it […] The post ‘Enraged GOP Representatives’ Expose a ‘Backroom deal’ that Saved an Infa…
‘Swampy and wrong’: Conservatives torch GOP colleagues for backroom deal protecting Epstein-linked Dem
Some House Republicans expressed frustration after a group within their party joined Democrats to block a proposed censure of Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D–VI). The effort stemmed from criticism of Plaskett’s past text message exchange with Jeffrey Epstein, which occurred during a 2019 Oversight Committee hearing.
'Swampy and wrong': Conservatives torch GOP colleagues for backroom deal protecting Epstein-linked Dem · American Wire News
House Republicans are seething after a small bloc of their own sided with Democrats to sink a censure effort that targeted Rep. Stacey Plaskett (D–VI), a lawmaker who notoriously exchanged text messages with Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 Oversight Committee hearing. The vote collapsed late Tuesday night, 209–214, after three GOP members—Reps. Don Bacon of Nebraska, Lance Gooden of Texas, and Dave Joyce of Ohio—crossed party lines. Three more Rep…
JUST IN: 'Enraged' GOP Reps. Expose 'Backroom Deal' That Saved Infamous Democrat From Censure
House Republicans were fuming Tuesday after their bid to censure Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) collapsed, with several members accusing GOP leaders of cutting a quiet deal with Democrats to shield Rep. Cory Mills (R-FL) from facing the same punishment. Republicans initially held the line and blocked a move to table the censure against Plaskett. But hours later, the effort fell apart, as three GOP lawmakers voted against it, three voted “present,” …
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