House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) charged Tuesday that Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign “solicited money from Jeffrey Epstein.”
The Kentucky Republican, who is leading the oversight panel’s investigation into Epstein, cited a 2013 email from a political consulting firm inviting the notorious pedophile to a Democratic Party dinner and to “get to know” Jeffries.
“Democrat fundraisers invited Epstein to attend an event, or meet privately with Hakeem Jeffries as part of their 2013 effort to win a majority,” Comer said on the House floor.
“So, Hakeem Jeffries’ campaign solicited money from Jeffrey Epstein,” he claimed. “That’s what we found in the last document batch.”
“Rising Star,” read the subject line on the May 7, 2013 email, which was sent to Epstein from Lisa Rossi, a partner at the New York City-based consulting firm Dynamic SRG.
The email was also forwarded to Epstein by his former executive assistant, Lesley Groff.
“Dear Jeffrey,” the message stated. “We are thrilled to announce that we are working with Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, one of the rising stars in the New York Congressional delegation.
“Sometimes referred to as ‘Brooklyn’s Barack’, he is a staunch supporter of President Obama and a progressive voice for the people of New York City.”
The firm’s pitch to Epstein included a video and article touting the Brooklyn Democrat’s work during his first year in Congress.
“Hakeem is committed to electing a Democratic majority in 2014 and is encouraging his friends to participate in the DCCC/DSCC fundraising dinner with President Obama this coming Monday night,” the email continued. “Shoot us an email or give us a call at [the firm’s phone number] if you would like to get involved with the dinner, or would like to get an opportunity to get to know Hakeem better.”
The invite was sent about five years after Epstein pleaded guilty to charges of solicitation of prostitution and solicitation of prostitution from a minor in Florida in 2008.
Epstein, who died in a Manhattan jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal child sex trafficking charges, donated tens of thousands of dollars to several Democrats in the 1990s and 2000s.
Federal Election Commission records do not appear to show an Epstein donation to Jeffries, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee or Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee around the time the email was sent.
It’s unclear if the disgraced financier responded to the pitch.
The email was among more than 20,000 documents released by House Oversight Committee Republicans last week as part of their sprawling Epstein investigation.
Dynamic SRG, Rossi and representatives for Jeffries did not respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
