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Epstein was texting US House member during 2019 hearing with Michael Cohen

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Stacey Plaskett on Capitol Hill on 9 February 2023. Photograph: Evelyn Hockstein/Reuters

Newly released documents from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate show the convicted sex offender appeared to be texting with a member of Congress during a 2019 House hearing with Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former fixer and personal attorney, and that those messages may have influenced the lawmaker’s questioning.

The documents provided to Congress this week include transcripts suggesting Epstein was in direct contact with the lawmaker as the hearing unfolded, the Washington Post reports.

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