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Jasmine Crockett backtracks after falsely saying Republicans took money from Epstein

Crockett said she did not mean the notorious Jeffrey Epstein when discussing alleged donations to Republicans.

Jasmine Crockett backtracks after falsely saying Republicans took money from Epstein
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Jasmine Crockett walked back her claim that Republicans received donations from the notorious Jeffrey Epstein, saying she had not meant that Epstein. Lee Zeldin said the donor was a physician with the same name.

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Texas representative who made and then qualified a claim about donations to Republicans

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President who announced he had signed a bill to release Justice Department files on Epstein

Lee M. Zeldin
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency

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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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