Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries batted away questions Wednesday about whether or not he’d sought marketing campaign donations from Jeffrey Epstein, calling Home Oversight Chairman James Comer a “stone chilly liar” after Comer alleged Tuesday that Jeffries had solicited cash from the convicted intercourse offender in 2013.
Throughout flooring debate on the Epstein information invoice Tuesday afternoon, Comer took direct purpose at Jeffries.
“Democrats have been silent about their colleague’s coordination with Epstein,” Comer, R-Ky., mentioned. “One other electronic mail exhibits Democrat fundraisers invited Epstein to attend an occasion, or meet privately with Hakeem Jeffries in 2013 as a part of their effort to construct a Democrat Home majority.”
Jeffries shot again.
Home Minority Chief Hakeem Jeffries talks to reporters throughout a information convention on the U.S. Capitol Guests Heart on November 19, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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“Was {that a} critical query or a critical assertion from malignant clown James Comer that I had Jeffrey Epstein over for dinner, that I accepted cash from Jeffrey Epstein?” Jeffries mentioned. “What’s extraordinary to me concerning the clown present on the opposite facet of the aisle is that they lie with impunity on issues which might be objectively verifiable.”
In response to paperwork launched by Oversight Republicans final week, Epstein acquired a marketing campaign solicitation on Might 7, 2013, from a fundraising agency touting Jeffries as “one of many rising stars within the New York Congressional delegation” and a “staunch supporter of President Obama.”
“Hakeem is dedicated to electing a Democratic majority in 2014 and is encouraging his associates to take part within the DCCC/DSCC fundraising dinner with President Obama this coming evening,” the e-mail mentioned and shared instructions with recipients who “wish to become involved with the dinner, or wish to get a chance to get to know Hakeem higher.”
The e-mail included the textual content of a NY1 profile of Jeffries and is signed by Darren Rigger, Lisa Rossi and Walter Swett of Dynamic SRG, which touts itself as a prime political fundraising and public affairs agency for progressive candidates and causes in New York Metropolis.
Dynamic SRG didn’t reply to ABC Information’ inquiry about whether or not Jeffries knew concerning the electronic mail.
Rep. James Comer speaks at a press convention on the US Capitol on October 21, 2025 in Washington, DC.
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On Wednesday, Jeffries didn’t instantly reply whether or not he’d ever solicited donations from Epstein — contending as an alternative that Republicans “have been burying the Epstein information” for months.
Pressed whether or not he had ever solicited cash from Epstein in trade for a meet-and-greet, Jeffries referred to as Comer a “stone chilly liar.”
“I don’t know what James Comer is speaking about by way of something that any prior guide might have despatched,” Jeffries mentioned. “I had no concept about that both, however James Comer apparently made the illustration on the ground of the Home that I sat down with Jeffrey Epstein, had dinner with Jeffrey Epstein, have contributions from Jeffrey Epstein. He is a stone chilly liar, and James Comer is aware of it.”
On Tuesday, Jeffries informed CNN he did not recall the e-mail and that he’d by no means met Epstein.
“I’ve no recollection of the e-mail,” Jeffries mentioned. “I’ve by no means had a dialog with him, by no means met him, know nothing about him apart from the intense issues that he’s been convicted of doing.”
A Comer spokeswoman argued that the e-mail launched by the committee speaks for itself.
“Hakeem Jeffries is the stone chilly liar,” she mentioned. “The e-mail, which got here to mild because of Chairman Comer’s subpoena to the Epstein property, is actual and speaks for itself. Hakeem’s fundraisers made a solicitation on his behalf to ask Jeffrey Epstein to a dinner or meet with him privately.”
The solicitation got here years after Epstein had already registered as a intercourse offender in 2010, and after he pleaded responsible in 2008 to state prices of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution with a minor.
ABC Information may discover no information of donations from Epstein to Jeffries or teams affiliated with him and Jeffries has by no means been accused of wrongdoing associated to Epstein.
