Pauly Denetclaw
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Deb Haaland, candidate for New Mexico governor, is among the latest public figures named in the Jeffrey Epstein files.
The files show Haaland rode on a jet tied to Epstein in September 2014, when she was the running mate to Gary King as he sought the governor’s office.
During that campaign, Haaland, King and three others chartered a private plane that was paid for and organized by the late Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender who had already served 13 months in jail for his crimes.
A spokesperson for Haaland said she was unaware who had chartered the plane and she did not meet Epstein during that trip.
“Jeffrey Epstein is a despicable predator who committed heinous crimes and Deb strongly supports a full investigation into the crimes committed both in New Mexico and abroad,” Hannah Menchhoff, Deb for New Mexico spokesperson, said in a statement. “Deb never had any interaction with him and the way in which the plane was chartered was never communicated to her.”
The files also showed emails from King to Epstein, asking for campaign donations. King told KRQE News 13 that his campaign gave those donations to a nonprofit once Epstein was connected to sex trafficking.