House Dem slammed for 'sick' defense of colleague caught texting Epstein during 2019 hearing

Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Md., was ridiculed as "dishonest" and "sick" after arguing from the House floor that his former law school student, U.S. Virgin Islands Congressional Delegate Stacey Plaskett, was only "taking a phone call from her constituent" when she was texting disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a 2019 congressional hearing.Republicans on Tuesday, led by Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., introduced a resolution to censure Plaskett for "inappropriate coordination with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein," which it says "reflects discreditably on the House of Representatives." Plaske