What checks out as documented/factual:
Plaskett worked 2013–2014 at a small St. Thomas law firm (Kellerhals Ferguson Kroblin) whose main client was Epstein; the firm handled his massive tax breaks, island purchases, charities, wills, etc. She has a mysterious 2-year gap on LinkedIn and said “I don’t recall” when deposed about working on Epstein matters.
Epstein’s inner circle (Cecil de Jongh, Darren Indyke, Lesley Groff, Erika Kellerhals) heavily backed her 2014 upset congressional win; Epstein himself max-donated in 2016 & 2018.
She personally solicited him: emails show her inviting him to fundraisers (including one with Bloomberg), meeting him in his NYC mansion in 2018, and trying to get $30k for the DCCC (rejected because he was already a convicted sex offender).
Newly unsealed Epstein estate files (released ~Nov 2025) confirm she was texting him in real time during the Feb 2019 Michael Cohen hearing — he fed her lines about Trump Org “henchmen,” praised her questioning, etc. This part is now undisputed.
Plaskett’s defense (consistent since 2019):
Epstein was a wealthy constituent in her district (Little St. James was in USVI).
She claims she welcomed “information from anyone” as a former prosecutor, wasn’t coordinating, and eventually donated the direct Epstein contributions (~$8k) to anti-trafficking charities after his arrest/death.
She insists she was unaware of the depth of his crimes when soliciting and kept most money from his aides (total >$30k).