India, Nov. 20 -- Delegate Stacey Plasket (Virgin Islands) came under congressional and public scrutiny after newly released documents showed her exchanging text messages with Jeffrey Epstein during a February 2019 House Oversight Committee hearing.

The House narrowly rejected (214-209) a censure resolution against Plaskett on November 18. Three republicans voted present, and three crossed party lines.

Plaskett defended herself in interviews. She said she treated the messages as she would with any informant.

In an interview with CNN, she said, "As a prosecutor, you get information from people where you can.I believed that Jeffrey Epstein had information, and I was going to get information to get at the truth."

She stressed not having ...