"Lutnick testified before the House Oversight Committee about his longstanding relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, managing to remain “evasive” on several key points. While Lutnick tried to convince House Democrats that his relationship with the sex trafficker was purely coincidental due to their next door neighbor status, a Christmas visit to Epstein island in 2012 quickly contradicts that claim, especially since Epstein was already facing several lawsuits by that time."
"Lutnick was open on a 2025 New York Post podcast episode about the fact that Epstein taped massage sessions given to powerful men by girls he trafficked to use as blackmail. But when pressed on the subject during last week’s hearing, Lutnick told House Democrats that he “take[s] it back.”"
"When asked why he took the blackmail claims back, Lutnick said, “I talked to administration officials.” Democrats pressed Lutnick on who exactly he spoke to in the Tr*mp administration, at which point Lutnick completely reversed course. “I just learned about this in public,” he said. “I didn’t talk to the administration officials.”"
"So which is it, exactly? Epstein Files Transparency Act co-author Ro Khanna was not buying Lutnick’s story. “I think he’s covering up for the administration,”quo"
Howard Lutnick testified before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick described the relationship as coincidental, tied to their next door neighbor status, but a Christmas visit to Epstein’s island in 2012 contradicted that claim. Lutnick also addressed allegations about Epstein taping massage sessions involving girls he trafficked, which he previously described as blackmail material. During the hearing, Lutnick reversed those claims, saying he “takes it back,” and gave conflicting explanations for why he changed his statements. He first said he spoke to administration officials, then later said he learned about the matter in public and did not talk to administration officials. Ro Khanna criticized the shifting account as covering for the administration.
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