How outlets cover Stacey E. Plaskett D · VI-AL · Nov 15 – Nov 19, 2025
House Rejects Censure Resolution Over Stacey Plaskett's Epstein Texts
Newly released texts showed Plaskett exchanging messages with Epstein during a 2019 hearing; the House rejected a censure resolution over them. Center outlets add context, while right-leaning outlets stress alleged coaching and political fallout.
Lead article · The GuardianHouse Republicans' attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails | Jeffrey EpsteinCommunity verdict
8 VOTES- Readers of left-leaning coverage: not enough votes yet
- Readers of right-leaning coverage: 17% good look
Newly released messages showed Stacey Plaskett exchanging texts with Jeffrey Epstein during her questioning of Michael Cohen at a 2019 hearing. The House later rejected a censure resolution over the exchanges.
Center outlets recount the messages and the censure dispute, often including Plaskett’s response. Right-leaning outlets more often frame the texts as real-time coaching and stress criticism of Plaskett or political consequences for Democrats.
Outlets by lean
18 RATED · 3 UNRATEDLeft-leaning readers are seeing less of this. No rated left-leaning outlet has covered this, while 15 right-leaning outlets have.
Compare by side
Center outlets recount the messages and censure dispute, and several include Plaskett’s office response.
- The Guardian · House Republicans' attempt to censure Democrat over texts with Epstein fails | Jeffrey EpsteinNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- International Business Times UK · Stacey Plaskett Linked to Epstein Texts Sent During Live House Hearing, New Documents RevealNO PUBLISHED LEAN
- The Independent · Epstein texted Democrat hints for questions during hearing into Trump's former fixer, Michael CohenNO PUBLISHED LEAN
How outlets portrayed Plaskett, by side
31 ARTICLESEach article counts once, however many sites carried it. Sides are each outlet’s published lean. How portrayal is read
Left: 0 favorable, 0 critical, 0 mixed, 0 neutral. Center: 0 favorable, 2 critical, 0 mixed, 1 neutral. Right: 0 favorable, 25 critical, 0 mixed, 3 neutral.
3 UNRATED ARTICLES NOT SHOWN
When each side covered it
NOV 15 – 19Articles per day by side. NOV 15: Left 0, Center 2, Right 5. NOV 16: Left 0, Center 0, Right 1. NOV 17: Left 0, Center 0, Right 3. NOV 18: Left 0, Center 1, Right 13. NOV 19: Left 0, Center 0, Right 6.
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No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does.No left-leaning outlet has covered this yet. We’ll alert you when one does, and when any new outlet covers it.