Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee
Lutnick said his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein were limited and inconsequential, even as lawmakers questioned his changing account and called for his resignation.
- On Wednesday, the House Oversight Committee released the transcript of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's closed-door testimony regarding his past interactions with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Lutnick agreed to testify after case files contradicted his podcast claim last year that he had been determined to "never be in a room again" with Epstein, forcing him to acknowledge three in-person encounters.
- During the testimony, Lutnick described the 2005 meeting as "inappropriate," "gross," and "off-putting" after Epstein made a crude remark about a massage table, and acknowledged a 2011 scaffolding discussion and a 2012 family lunch on Little Saint James.
- Democrats on the committee called for Lutnick's resignation, accusing him of being evasive and saying he "made a farce of the English language," while Chairman James Comer defended the secretary as transparent in recent months.
- Separately, the committee released a transcript from Gateway founder Ted Waitt, who dated Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, as lawmakers continue their investigation with upcoming interviews scheduled for former Attorney General Pam Bondi and former President Bill Clinton.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explodes over question on Epstein mask resembling him: ‘I have hair’
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick exploded during an interview with congressional investigators earlier this month when asked whether a mask in Jeffrey Epstein's house was of him.
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Ted Waitt said he found Epstein 'off-putting'; wasn't aware of wrongdoing by Maxwell
When they broke up in 2010, Waitt said he gave Maxwell $7.2 million. Asked why he gave her that money, he said "I just felt it was the right thing to do, not uncommon for people in my situation to…
Former U.S. attorney hands Dems what they need to corner Lutnick on Epstein
Democrats hoping to get Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to come clean about his personal and financial friendship with convicted felon Jeffrey Epstein got a helping hand from former US Attorney Joyce Vance. Appearing on MS NOW with host Erielle Reshef on Thursday, Vance was asked about the pursuit...
Lutnick Claimed Only Three Interactions with Jeffrey Epstein
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick claimed that he only had three “meaningless and inconsequential” interactions with his billionaire neighbor Jeffrey Epstein, including their first encounter in 2005, according to a transcript of his testimony to the House Oversight Committee, ABC News reports.
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