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Jasmine Crockett's Attempt To Burn Lee Zeldin Over Epstein Blows Up In Her Face

Crockett said Zeldin had received donations from Jeffrey Epstein, but records identified a different donor with the same name.

Jasmine Crockett's Attempt To Burn Lee Zeldin Over Epstein Blows Up In Her Face
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This article1 analysis · Oct 13, 2026
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Jasmine Crockett said Lee Zeldin had received donations from Jeffrey Epstein, but records cited in the article identify the donor as a different person with the same name. Zeldin mocked the mistake, while the House also passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act by a 427-1 vote.

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Texas representative whose House-floor claim about Zeldin’s donations was contradicted by records

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Lee M. Zeldin
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

EPA administrator who responded to Crockett’s claim about donations

Zeldin's version of this story ↗
Clay Higgins
R · LA-3

Louisiana representative and sole dissenter on the House bill

Mitt Romney
Former U.S. Senator (R-UT)

Former Utah senator whose past campaign received donations from the physician

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who urged Republicans to support releasing the files

ALSO MENTIONED  George Bush, Person Crockett listed as having received money from someone named Jeffrey Epstein

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Jasmine Crockett Names Jeffrey Epstein as Zeldin Donor in House Speech

Crockett named a Jeffrey Epstein as a donor to Lee Zeldin during a House speech; outlets on multiple sides report that the donor was a different person with the same name. She later said she had not meant the convicted sex offender. Left-leaning outlets focus on Crockett's mistaken identification and the criticism it drew. Center outlets likewise stress the error and Zeldin's rebuttal, with some articles also recounting her explanation or later reversal. Right-leaning outlets also stress the error, but more often present it as a political failure and her defense as inadequate.

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