Bombshell Epstein Texts Report Rocks Congress: Del. Stacey Plaskett Exchanged Real-Time Advice with Convicted Sex Offender During Cohen Testimony
In a revelation that’s sending shockwaves through Washington, newly unsealed documents expose Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands) texting convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein for strategic tips—midway through Michael Cohen’s explosive 2019 congressional testimony on Donald Trump. This Epstein Plaskett texts bombshell, unearthed by The Washington Post and dominating Jeffrey Epstein congressional scandal chatter, peels back layers on Epstein’s lingering influence even from behind bars.
The texts, part of a broader cache reviewed by federal investigators and released November 15, 2025, capture Epstein coaching Plaskett live during the House Oversight Committee hearing on February 27, 2019. As Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, spilled on hush-money payments and “catch and kill” schemes, Epstein—incarcerated at Manhattan’s Metropolitan Correctional Center—fired off guidance on probing Trump’s inner circle. A pivotal exchange unfolded when Cohen name-dropped “RONA,” Trump’s longtime executive assistant Rhona Graff, as a potential “keeper of the secrets.”
Epstein: “Cohen brought up RONA – keeper of the secrets.”
Plaskett: “RONA?? Quick I’m up next is that an acronym.”
Epstein: “Thats his assistant.”
Plaskett, armed with the intel, grilled Cohen on Graff’s role in document handling, pressing whether she held undisclosed Trump Organization files. The exchange lasted under two minutes, but it underscores Epstein’s eerie access: despite his July 2019 arrest on federal sex-trafficking charges, he maintained a burner phone and constituent privileges as a Virgin Islands donor and property owner.
Plaskett’s office didn’t dodge the spotlight. In a statement Friday, spokesperson John Breaux confirmed the congresswoman received “brief, unsolicited texts from Epstein during the public hearing,” framing them as routine outreach from a “local businessman” on Virgin Islands business matters. “Delegate Plaskett did not initiate contact and has zero tolerance for Epstein’s crimes,” Breaux added, noting she cut ties post-arrest. Yet the report, drawn from Epstein’s seized devices and Cohen’s case files, hints at deeper ties: Epstein donated $10,000 to Plaskett’s 2018 campaign via a PAC, and logs show 14 calls between them in 2018 alone.
This isn’t Epstein’s first postmortem bombshell. The financier’s 2019 suicide—ruled official but dogged by conspiracy whispers—unleashed a torrent of leaks, from flight logs naming Bill Clinton and Prince Andrew to Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 conviction for procuring minors. The Cohen hearing itself was a circus: Cohen, facing prison for lying to Congress, flipped on Trump, admitting to $130,000 payments to Stormy Daniels and a $150,000 “catch and kill” for a Trump Tower doorman story. Plaskett’s Epstein lifeline adds a lurid twist, raising questions about undue influence in a probe that foreshadowed Trump’s 2024 felony convictions.
Legal watchdogs are dissecting the fallout. “This blurs ethical lines—congressional questioning tainted by a felon’s input? It’s a subpoena magnet,” warns ethics expert Richard Painter, ex-White House counsel under George W. Bush, who flagged potential violations of House disclosure rules on donor communications. The Oversight Committee, now GOP-led post-2024 midterms, teed up a review Monday, with Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) vowing “full transparency” amid Trump’s orbit. Democrats counter it’s a partisan hit, with Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) calling it “vintage McCarthyism recycled for clicks.”
X lit up like a flare. ConsciousInk’s thread on the texts exploded to 152 views in hours, with users dubbing Plaskett “Epstein’s congressional whisperer” and demanding her resignation—fire emojis and popcorn gifs galore. THEE ALFA HOUSE’s viral clip tying it to broader Epstein-Trump-Clinton whispers racked 3,000+ views, sparking a thread war: “Putin knew? This is Stranger Things levels of elite dirt.” Hashtags like #EpsteinFiles and #PlaskettGate trended U.S.-wide, blending MAGA cheers with progressive outrage over unprobed Clinton links.
For American voters, this Epstein echo chamber strikes at democracy’s core. Economically, it spotlights lobbying’s underbelly: Epstein’s $500 million empire funneled influence via “philanthropy,” mirroring how PACs warp policy in a $14 billion election cycle. Lifestyle jolt? In an era of TikTok trials and true-crime pods, it fuels paranoia for families from Boise to Boston—how deep does elite rot run? Politically, with Trump back in the White House post-2024, it reignites Jan. 6-style distrust, pressuring a divided Congress where Virgin Islands’ lone rep wields outsized committee clout. Tech tie: Burner apps like Signal, Epstein’s go-to, evade oversight, echoing calls for encrypted comms reforms under Biden’s digital rights push. Sports nod? Even ESPN’s Dan Le Batard quipped on his pod, “This makes Deflategate look like pee-wee—Epstein calling audits like Belichick from the booth.”
As the Oversight probe ramps—subpoenas for Plaskett’s full logs expected by December—this report doesn’t just tarnish one delegate; it spotlights Epstein’s ghost haunting Capitol Hill. With Maxwell’s appeals dragging and unsealed docs dribbling out, the scandal’s half-time show feels endless, but one truth endures: the powerful protect their own, texts and all.
By Sam Michael
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