US EditionLutnick and Epstein were in business together, Epstein files show
Documents reveal Lutnick and Epstein signed a 2012 business deal for Adfin and maintained contact with fundraising talks through 2014, despite public claims of severed ties.
- Newly released records reveal U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Jeffrey Epstein each signed a Dec. 28, 2012 agreement to acquire stakes in Adfin, with adjacent signatures.
- Last week, the Justice Department released around 3.5 million Epstein files after Congress forced disclosure under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
- Emails show Epstein's assistant forwarded a Jan. 8, 2013 casino document to Lutnick, wrote `it was nice seeing you` after a Dec. 24, 2012 lunch, and Adfin correspondence continued into 2014.
- A Commerce Department spokesperson responded that Lutnick `has never been accused of wrongdoing` after Rep. Robert Garcia demanded answers over Epstein ties.
- The files place Lutnick among a wider group of powerful figures asked to clarify closer ties with Epstein, contradicting his 2005 claim of severance, and show Epstein donated $50,000 to a 2017 dinner honoring Lutnick.
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