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Lutnick Questioned on Epstein Ties in Closed HearingCommerce Secretary Lutnick will testify Wednesday about his links to Epstein amid scrutiny over past contact claims.
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- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled for a private interview with the House Oversight Committee regarding the Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
- He is the highest-ranking current official to participate and denies any wrongdoing related to Epstein.
- Lutnick admitted visiting Epstein’s island in 2012 despite earlier statements that he ended contact in 2005.
- Former Attorney General Pam Bondi is also expected to testify in the investigation later this month.
After what we have seen so far in this transcribed interview, I feel very comfortable saying that Howard Lutnick is a pathological liar who is enabling the most egregious cover-up in American history.— Rep. Yassamin Ansari said this about Lutnick during the House Oversight Committee interview, noting that the timeline of Lutnick’s interactions with Epstein was examined in excruciating detail.
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