""My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies," Lutnick said. "I had another couple with- they were there as well. with their children." Lutnick said the lunch only lasted "for an hour." "We were on family vacation," Lutnick added. "To suggest there was anything untoward about that, in 2012, I don't... I don't recall why we did it.""
"VAN HOLLEN: Did you in fact make the visit to Epstein's private island?LUTNICK: I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation. My wife was with me as were my 4 children and nannies. I had another couple with their children. And we had lunch on... pic.twitter.com/o6GGyNsr5M- Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 10, 2026"
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told senators he had lunch on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island, Little Saint James, during a 2012 family boat trip. Lutnick said his wife, four children, nannies, and another family were present and that the lunch lasted about an hour. Lutnick said the visit occurred while on family vacation and that he did not recall why they stopped there. Department of Justice file disclosures and released emails show contact between Lutnick and Epstein after 2008, including calls and meetings in 2011 and planning a December 2012 visit. Lutnick has faced calls to resign after his name appeared in the released files.
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