Lutnick to be questioned over Epstein relationship before House Oversight Committee
Summary
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will answer questions behind closed doors about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick is the first member of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet to be questioned by the House Oversight Committee in this investigation.Key Facts
- Howard Lutnick is the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.
- He will testify about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein in a private interview with the House Oversight Committee.
- Lutnick was Epstein’s neighbor and once said he would never be near Epstein again after 2005.
- Documents show Lutnick visited Epstein’s private island in 2012, years after Epstein’s 2008 guilty plea.
- Lutnick said he had lunch with Epstein during this trip and saw nothing inappropriate.
- He and Epstein signed papers in 2012 to buy an advertising company called Adfin.
- Epstein donated $50,000 in 2017 for a dinner in Lutnick’s honor.
- Lutnick suggested Epstein’s light 2008 sentence might have involved blackmail.
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