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Records Show Stacey Plaskett Texted Epstein During 2019 Hearing

Rated outlets across the spectrum have covered this: 2 left-leaning, 5 center and 15 right-leaning.

Lead article · Fox News · RIGHTGOP threatens to censure Plaskett over Epstein texts
Image · Fox News
OUTLETS
2322 RATED
ARTICLES
333 COPIES
SPAN
4DAYS
AVG CRED
53MEDIUM
The sides

How each side told it

OUTLETS BY LEAN22 RATED · 1 UNRATED
WHO’S NAMED
UNRATED · NOT ON THE SPECTRUM
People · 2 MEMBERS

Who’s in it, and how each side portrayed them

Plaskett and Norman were named together by 2 of 23 outlets. Counted by outlet.

FAVORABLEMIXEDNEUTRALCRITICAL
Stacey E. Plaskett
D · VI-AL · REPRESENTATIVE

The House rejected a resolution to censure Plaskett over texts with Epstein during a 2019 hearing.

NAMED BY 23 OF 23
LEFT
▲1 ◆12 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: 2 outlets, 1 favorable · 1 mixed.
CENTER
▼ MOSTLY CRITICAL3 OF 5 OUTLETSCenter outlets: mostly critical, 3 of 5 outlets.
RIGHT
▼ MOSTLY CRITICAL14 OF 15 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly critical, 14 of 15 outlets.
Ralph Norman
R · SC-5 · REPRESENTATIVE

Norman introduced the House resolution seeking to censure Plaskett.

VOTED YEA · #297NAMED BY 3 OF 23
LEFT
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSLeft-leaning outlets: not named.
CENTER
NOT NAMED0 OUTLETSCenter outlets: not named.
RIGHT
● MOSTLY NEUTRAL2 OF 3 OUTLETSRight-leaning outlets: mostly neutral, 2 of 3 outlets.
The record

What Congress actually did

FACTS FROM THE HOUSE RECORD AND CONGRESS.GOV, NOT FROM COVERAGE

THE VOTE · ROLL CALL #297TUE NOV 18 · 9:07 PM

Censuring and condemning Del. Stacey Plaskett

QUESTION · ON AGREEING TO THE RESOLUTION · H.Res. 888
FAILED209–2147 NOT VOTING
212 NEEDED · MAJORITY
209 YEA · 3 SHORT214 NAY
DEM0 Y · 211 N · 3 NV
REP209 Y · 3 N · 4 NV
EACH REPRESENTATIVE YEA NAY NV
NORMAN · YEA
VOTE DETAILS→
THE BILL · H.Res. 888

Censuring and condemning Del. Stacey Plaskett

Censuring and condemning Delegate Stacey Plaskett and removing her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence for conduct th…

House hearings depend on members’ judgment and independence. The resolution alleges that Delegate Stacey Plaskett coordinated with Jeffrey Epstein during a hearing. It would censure her, direct an Ethics Committee investigation into her ties to Epstein, and remove her from the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

Ralph NormanR · SC-5 · REPRESENTATIVESPONSOR
  1. IntroducedNOV 18 · HOUSE
  2. House voteTHIS STORYNOV 18 · 209–214
  3. Adopted by the House
BILL PAGE→FULL TEXT↗2 VOTES ON THIS BILL→
Timeline · 4 DAYS

When each side picked it up

ARTICLES PER 12 HOURS · VOTE TUE 9:07 PM
LEFTCENTERRIGHTLEFT-LEANING OUTLETS ARRIVED 42H AFTER THE FIRST REPORT

When each side picked it up. left-leaning: 2 articles, first wed 9:30 am, 42 hours after the first report. center: 6 articles, first tue 10:06 pm, 30 hours after the first report. right-leaning: 24 articles, first mon 3:55 pm. unrated: 1 article, first wed 12:50 am.

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