CNN’s Kaitlin Collins Grills Hakeem Jeffries on Plaskett-Epstein Texts in Testy On-Air Exchange

David Gilmour Nov 19th, 2025, 9:07 am

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pushed back repeatedly as CNN’s chief White House correspondent Kaitlin Collins grilled him Tuesday about Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI), who that night had dodged censure over revelations she’d texted Jeffrey Epstein in real-time during Michael Cohen’s 2019 Congressional testimony.

The exchange, published in a document dump by the House Oversight Committee last week, was highlighted in a report by . The texts between Epstein and Plaskett were sent in February 2019 as Cohen detailed allegations that President Donald Trump manipulated financial records and directed hush-money payments, claims Trump denied

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