Howard Lutnick testifies to House on Epstein links after file contradictions
Howard Lutnick will face questions over island visits and business ties as the committee reviews more than 3 million pages of Epstein records.
- On Wednesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing before the House Oversight Committee to answer questions regarding his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein.
- Although Lutnick previously claimed he severed ties with Epstein in 2005, released files reveal ongoing contact, including a 2012 visit to the financier's private Caribbean island with his family.
- Lutnick told senators in February he "barely had anything to do with that person," yet records show the two invested in Adfin as recently as 2014, with Epstein giving $50,000 to a 2017 dinner honoring Lutnick.
- Amid a monthslong procession of powerful figures summoned before the committee, many have faced embarrassing revelations in the more than 3 million pages of Epstein files, including former President Bill Clinton.
- President Donald Trump's administration faces continued scrutiny as the committee prepares to hear testimony from former Attorney General Pam Bondi on May 29.
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Lutnick will appear before a U.S. House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers for Lutnick’s contact with him in the years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
Lutnick to Testify Before House Panel on Epstein Contacts
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers for Lutnick's contact with him in the years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.
Lutnick Appears for House Oversight Interview in Epstein Probe
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears for a voluntary interview in a closed House Oversight Committee meeting at 11 a.m. ET on May 6 as part of the panel’s ongoing Jeffrey Epstein investigation. ...
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