GOP Rep. Van Orden Clashes with CNN over Epstein Coverage, Deflects to Plaskett

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-WI) got into a verbal brawl with CNN’s Boris Sanchez on Tuesday afternoon, saying the network was wasting time focusing on President Donald Trump’s ties to dead sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein instead of reporting on the fact Del. Stacey Plaskett (D-VI) was texting with Epstein during a congressional hearing.

Sanchez, during Van Orden’s appearance on CNN News Central, asked the conservative if he had any “questions” for Trump about his relationship with Epstein. Van Orden disregarded the question and immediately went off on Plaskett, who, according to files released last week, was texting with Epstein during a 2019 hearing.