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Howard Lutnick admitted visiting Epstein's private island during a family trip despite earlier claims of severed ties; Justice Department files show contacts through 2018.
- During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing on Tuesday, Lutnick admitted he visited Epstein's island for a family lunch with his wife, four children, and nannies.
- The Justice Department's January release of roughly 3.5 million files shows Lutnick maintained contact with Jeffrey Epstein through at least 2018 and arranged visits to Epstein's island, contradicting his claim of cutting ties in 2005.
- Records show a 2011 meeting, communications through at least 2018, and Lutnick confirmed, `he met Epstein when he moved to a house next door in New York.`
- Pressure mounted as lawmakers called for Lutnick to resign while the White House defended him, with Sen. Chris Van Hollen questioning his fitness and credibility before the committee.
- The files renewed scrutiny of multiple high-profile figures named in Epstein records, and critics say Lutnick misled Congress about his contacts, raising credibility concerns.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, who previously claimed that he cut all ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005, admitted to lawmakers Tuesday that he visited Epstein's private island with his family in 2012. "I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation,...
US Trade Minister Howard Lutnick denies having had close contact with Jeffrey Epstein. The new Epstein files contradict his presentation.
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Winston-Salem JournalLutnick reverses claims on Epstein involvement
WASHINGTON — Under questioning from Democrats on Tuesday, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged that he met with Jeffrey Epstein twice after the late financier's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from a child, reversing Lutnick's previous claim that he cut ties…
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der Standard DEUS Trade Minister Howard Lutnick was questioned about a visit to the island of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Despite resignation demands, President Donald Trump wants to hold on to Lutnick
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