JPM Lawsuit Shows Dem. Rep. Plaskett Solicited Epstein For Campaign Contributions
Chances are, if Democratic Representative Stacey Plaskett's name is in the headlines then it is not for good reason. When she's not explicitly making threats of prison time against the likes of investigative journalists like Matt Taibbi for their research into government corruption then she still has a hard time veiling her malevolent intent, as demonstrated when she "accidentally" called for Donald Trump to be shot in a freudian slip that spoke more volumes about the integrity of the congresswoman more than any scripted partisan rhetoric she prepares for her latest appearance on MSNBC ever could. That boisterousness has further etched her name into infamy as her latest slip of the tongue drew ire that put her back in the cross hairs of her critics. With a renewed sense of animosity aimed at her, it didn't take long for Plaskett to see herself enveloped in another controversy that further demonstrates the complete dearth of any moral compass.
Unsealed documents from the lawsuit brought against JPMorgan for their role in enabling the crimes of Jeffrey Epstein show that Plaskett was found to have directly solicited campaign contributions from the sexual predator ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Of course, in 2018 Epstein's status as a serial sex offender suspected to be operating an on-going human trafficking network as a political blackmail tool was well-known, let alone to an elected democratic official who likely took aim against Donald Trump's first Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta for his role at the Department of Justice in tendering a non-prosecution agreement for Epstein under the direction of then FBI Director Robert Mueller.
Given the lack of self awareness Plaskett has conveyed throughout her congressional career, it should come as no surprise that she made a vapid attempt to play dumb when evidence of Epstein's donations to her campaign came to light. The democratic representative states she was unaware of those contributions until after press reports pointing to them following her campaign finance filings. Yet, the documents in the JPMorgan lawsuit which bring this issue back to light irrefutably prove that Plaskett herself emailed Epstein directly to beg for his financial support. "I would be grateful for his support and the support of those that he may direct to assist me," she wrote in an email on July 12th, 2018 in which she invited Epstein to her Bloomberg campaign fundraiser in New York City.
Further examination of those unsealed documents shows that Plaskett's foray into the tangled web Esptein wove was aided by her connection to former First Lady of the Virgin Islands Cecile DeJongh -- a woman who served as the office manager of several of the sex offenders companies. De Jongh's earliest correspondence with Epstein regarding Plaskett was referenced in the lawsuit in an email going all the way back to 2014 when she first vied for the at-large congressional seat reserved for the US Virgin Islands against then Virgin Island Senate President Shawn Malone. Plaskett seemingly being groomed directly by Epstein's network highlights an even greater involvement in his criminal syndicate than any one-time donation could prove.
Plaskett last addressed being revealed as another cog in the Epstein political machine on June 8th when she was a guest on WTJX FM talkshow Analyze This. The congresswoman chalked up Epstein's donation as nothing more than a "bad fundraising decision." Despite the admission of guilt, Plaskett's spokesman Mike McQueery told CNBC that she had no plans to return the donation back in 2019 in the wake of Epstein's final arrest. This controversy of Plaskett's has come to rear its ugly head again, though this time the revelation of her emails removes any doubt that she knowingly solicited the donation directly from Epstein. Given her track record, it is sure that her connection to Epstein is only one of many skeletons to emerge from her closet with many more likely to follow in its footsteps.
