Representative Crockett, there is more than one person named ‘Jeffrey Epstein’ in the United States.
Democratic Representative Jasmine Crockett of Texas — a likely Senate candidate in 2026 — was convinced she had really nailed prominent Republicans for accepting donations from the notorious Jeffrey Epstein.
“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. WinRed. McCain-Palin. Rick Lazio. I just want to be clear, if this is the standard that we gonna make, just know we’re gonna expose it all. And know that the FEC filings, they are available for everyone to review.”
Crockett should fire her “team,” because at least in the case of Zeldin and likely in other cases, the donations are from other people named Jeffrey Epstein, not the notorious sex trafficker. In several cases, the donations from the person with that name occurred after the notorious sex trafficker died.
Jeffrey Epstein is not a particularly rare name; according to Rolling Stone, “One database search returned information on nearly 300 Jeffrey Epsteins around the United States.” The White Pages list 19 people named “Jeffrey Epstein” in New York state and 93 people across the U.S. (God help these guys.)
There is nothing wrong, unethical, or illegal for accepting donations from someone who is named “Jeffrey Epstein” but who is not a notorious sex trafficker.
The fact that Crockett said, “somebody named Jeffrey Epstein” suggests she may have known these were not donations from the notorious sex trafficker. If that’s the case, she knew darn well that she was unfairly smearing both the donors and the recipients. And she went ahead and did it anyway.
If Crockett had any decency or class, she would apologize to both the donors and recipients. But I would not hold my breath.