Howard Lutnick has acknowledged he visited Epstein’s island with his family in 2012 after earlier claiming he severed ties in 2005 Sign up for the Breaking News US email The US commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, will appear before the House oversight and reform committee on Wednesday to answer questions over his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein . Lutnick agreed in March to sit for a transcribed interview with the committee following the justice department’s release of millions of documents related to Epstein, which included documents showing that Lutnick continued correspondence with Epstein after the disgraced financier had been convicted of soliciting prostitution from a minor. The session is part of the committee’s broader investigation into Epstein. Continue reading...
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WED · 2026-05-06 · 11:26 GMTBRIEF NSR-2026-0506-74143
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Trump’s commerce chief Lutnick to face Epstein grilling in closed-door interview – US politics live
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday.
Tom AmbroseThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-05-06 · 11:26 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday. The interview will address Lutnick's past connections with Jeffrey Epstein. This comes after Lutnick acknowledged visiting Epstein's island with his family in 2012, contradicting his earlier assertion of severing ties in 2005. The committee's inquiry is part of a larger investigation into Epstein, prompted by the Justice Department's release of documents. These documents reportedly show continued correspondence between Lutnick and Epstein after Epstein's conviction for soliciting a minor.
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The session is part of the committee's investigation into Epstein.
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Lutnick will appear before the House oversight and reform committee on Wednesday.
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Howard Lutnick acknowledged visiting Epstein's island with his family in 2012.
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