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Scott Jennings: Democrats' Push to Tie Epstein to Trump 'Blew Up in Their Face'

Scott Jennings told the PBD Podcast that Democrats' attempt to frame the Jeffrey Epstein controversy around former President Trump backfired after new disclosures implicated Democratic figures. He criticized Rep. Jasmine Crockett for mistakenly citing an "Epstein" donor during debate over a censure effort and pointed to emails showing Larry Summers exchanged messages with Epstein seeking dating advice. Jennings also cited correspondence between Epstein and Delegate Stacey Plaskett; Plaskett denies wrongdoing. Crockett says her misstatement was the result of rushed vetting during floor debate.

02:39 AM, 11/23/2025Politics

Republican commentator Scott Jennings told the PBD Podcast that Democrats' effort to steer the Jeffrey Epstein controversy toward former President Donald Trump backfired after new disclosures implicated Democratic figures.

On the podcast, Jennings criticized Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Tex.) for citing a donor named "Epstein" from the House floor during debate over the attempted censure of Delegate Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands). Crockett later learned the donor she referenced was not Jeffrey Epstein, the financier who died in 2019 while facing sex‑trafficking charges.

Jennings said Democrats appeared desperate to make Epstein a story about Trump but recent documents and emails instead raised questions about Democratic officials. He pointed to emails that emerged showing former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers exchanged messages with Epstein seeking dating advice between November 2018 and July 2019—correspondence that surfaced years after Epstein had been registered as a sex offender following a prior conviction.

Jennings also highlighted exchanges between Epstein and Delegate Stacey Plaskett around the time of a 2019 congressional hearing, suggesting Epstein may have influenced Plaskett's lines of questioning. Plaskett narrowly avoided a House censure and has maintained she sought Epstein only for information.

"They lost the narrative, so they sent out their smartest person, Jasmine Crockett, to try to reset the narrative, and it blew up in their face. They may regret going down this road," Jennings said on the PBD Podcast.

Crockett defended her remarks, saying her office had little time to vet donor records during floor debate and that she did not explicitly identify the donor as Jeffrey Epstein. She told reporters her staff used a quick online search after the issue was raised suddenly in the chamber.

"Listen, I never said that it was that Jeffrey Epstein," Crockett said in a statement, explaining the rushed circumstances that led to the misidentification.

The episode underscores how rapidly evolving disclosures and fragmentary information can reshape a political narrative. Lawmakers and commentators on both sides have seized on new email revelations, and the debate over who had connections to Epstein continues to prompt scrutiny and political fallout.

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