"Now, being associated with Jeffrey Epstein is not a crime. Epstein was a businessman and a creepy version of a socialite. He did business with and socialized with a lot of people, as we now know. But check out how Trump Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick described his relationship to Epstein late last year. I mean, this was Lutnick telling The New York Post about an incident with Epstein, who happened to be Lutnick's next door neighbor when he visited his house back in 2005."
"And then he, like, gets like weirdly close to me. And he says, and the right kind of massage. Now my wife is standing here. So, she looks at me and I look at her and we say, I`m sorry, we have to go. And we left. And in the six or eight steps it takes to get from his house to my house, my wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again."
Howard Lutnick faced scrutiny at a hearing over revelations about his association with Jeffrey Epstein, including a 2012 visit to Epstein's private island with his wife and children years after Epstein's sex-crimes conviction. Newly released files detailed Epstein's social and business entanglements with prominent figures, including Lutnick. Lutnick previously told The New York Post that a 2005 incident involving an intimate massage prompted him and his wife to end contact and that he would never be in a room with Epstein again. Observers noted that mere association with Epstein is not a crime, but the island visit raised ethical and reputational concerns.
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