The ladies of The View are anything but conservatives. But even this was too much for them.
And now The View flipped the script and utterly destroyed one Democrat in Congress.
‘The View’ Hosts Call Out Rep. Jasmine Crockett Over Epstein Smear Mix-Up
On Thursday’s episode of “The View,” the co-hosts sharply rebuked Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett for falsely linking EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin, former Sen. Mitt Romney, and the National Republican Congressional Committee to donations from convicted s-x offender Jeffrey Epstein—when the money actually came from a physician who happens to share the same name.
The panel accused Crockett of prioritizing partisan attacks over the gravity of Epstein’s crimes against trafficking victims and urged her to simply admit the error instead of doubling down.
“Okay, it is also false that Mitt Romney and the NRCC took money … so it’s not true that they took money from Jeffrey Epstein?” co-host Joy Behar asked. “Okay, yes, a different [Jeffrey Epstein]. It’s so confusing and annoying!”
Politicians Turning Tragedy Into a Partisan Football
Co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin highlighted the broader public frustration with how politicians exploit horrific cases for political gain.
“But Joy, This is why people get so frustrated with politicians. Something horrible was done. We all agree on that. Epstein engaged in horrific crimes, but people care more about, well, my team didn’t do it, your team did,” co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin said.
Sara Haines stressed that the seriousness of the Epstein scandal demands accountability rather than deflection.
“When she said, my team looked into this quickly, when you’re going to throw out an accusation that big, which we all know this case is that big, just own it, say it was a mistake, and move on,” Haines said. “Because to then try to say, well, they lie and we don’t lie, again, it’s the distrust in Congress and our politicians.”
Crockett’s Defense and the Actual Donation Records
Appearing on CNN’s “The Source with Kaitlan Collins,” Crockett insisted she hadn’t misled anyone about Zeldin, claiming he did receive money from “a Jeffrey Epstein”—while blaming her staff for insufficient fact-checking.
“[Zeldin] admitted that the did receive donations from a Jeffrey Epstein, so at least I wasn’t trying to mislead people,” Crockett said.
FEC records confirm a self-employed physician named Jeffrey Epstein (no relation to the late s-x offender) donated $750 to Zeldin’s 2020 congressional campaign on April 24 and another $250 on August 31—both contributions coming more than a year after the real Jeffrey Epstein died in jail. The same doctor also made two $250 donations to Romney’s 2012 presidential bid.
Crockett’s accusations were further undermined by obvious troll entries on the Republican fundraising platform WinRed, which showed micro-donations listing the donor as “JEFFREY EPSTEIN,” occupation “CHILD M-LESTOR,” and employer “JEFFREY EPSTEIN.”
Meanwhile, Epstein-related documents revealed contacts on the Democratic side as well: Democratic Virgin Islands Delegate Stacey Plaskett exchanged texts with Epstein during a 2019 hearing and received donations from him, according to reporting from Business Insider.
