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Under-fire Trump commerce secretary confirms he visited Epstein's island
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed he visited Jeffrey Epstein's island in 2012, contradicting previous claims that he had cut ties with the sex offender years earlier, before he was convicted.
"I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation," Lutnick testified on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. "My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies … We had lunch on the island. That is true. For an hour."
Correspondence about the visit was included in Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice.
Some lawmakers have called on Lutnick to resign, but on Tuesday the White House said he had the full support of President Donald Trump.
US Commerce Secretary Lutnick downplays Epstein ties amid resignation calls
Lutnick, a prominent member of the Trump adminstration, has faced Senate questions over a 2012 meeting he had with Epstein.
United States Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has played down his connections to child sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein after newly released emails shared details about their interactions.
Facing calls for his resignation, Lutnick told a Senate committee on Tuesday that he “barely knew” Epstein, although emails appear to contradict his earlier accounts of their relationship.
“I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person,” Lutnick said.
The commerce secretary is the latest member of the political and financial elite to face pressure over relations with the disgraced financier.
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Howard Lutnick says he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012
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