In a recent session on the House floor, Democratic Texas Representative Jasmine Crockett made a striking claim regarding Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin.
Crockett alleged that Zeldin had accepted campaign donations from the notorious Jeffrey Epstein. However, public records reveal a different story, indicating that the donations in question were made by a self-employed physician from New York, who happens to share the same name as the infamous financier.
According to the Daily Caller, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) records show that this New York physician contributed $750 to Zeldin's congressional campaign on April 24, 2020, a full year after Epstein's death. The physician later made an additional $250 donation on August 31, 2020.
Crockett's assertion on the House floor included a list of individuals and entities she claimed had received money from Epstein, stating, Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein, as I had my team dig in very quickly. Mitt Romney, the NRCC, Lee Zeldin, George Bush, Wynn Redd, McCain Palin, Rick Lazio. I just want to be clear, if this is the standard that were going to make, just know were going to expose it all and just know that the FEC filings, they are available for everybody to review.
Zeldin, in response to Crockett's erroneous claim, took to social media platform X to express his incredulity. Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine. NO FREAKIN RELATION YOU GENIUS!!! he wrote, highlighting the mix-up.
Further examination of FEC records reveals that the same physician also made two $250 contributions to former Republican Utah Senator Mitt Romney during his 2012 presidential campaign. This evidence underscores that Romney, like Zeldin, did not receive any financial support from the disgraced Epstein.
In a related legislative move, the House of Representatives passed the "Epstein Files Transparency Act" with an overwhelming 427-1 vote. Republican Louisiana Representative Clay Higgins was the lone dissenter. President Donald Trump, in a Truth Social post, urged Republicans to support the release of the files, asserting that they have nothing to hide.
This development reflects a broader commitment to transparency and accountability, principles that resonate with conservative values of open governance and individual responsibility.
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