Del. Stacey Plaskett of the U.S. Virgin Islands narrowly avoided being censured and stripped of her position on the House Intelligence Committee on Tuesday over her correspondence with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The censure attempt, introduced by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., came after documents from Epstein’s estate released by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee showed that Plaskett was apparently texting with Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.
The House voted 209-214, rejecting the resolution. Three Republicans joined Democrats to vote down the censure: Don Bacon of Nebraska, Lance Gooden of Texas and David Joyce of Ohio. Three Republicans also voted “present.”
