Howard Lutnick said he had three inconsequential' meetings with Epstein

"Lutnick said he met Epstein, whom he said lived adjacent to my New York City home, on only three occasions. Lutnick said that the first meeting occurred in 2005, when he and his wife were invited for coffee at Epstein's home. The second was in 2011, when he said he briefly visited Epstein's home to discuss scaffolding, and the third, Lutnick said, was in 2012, when Epstein invited him, his family and friends to lunch on his private island."

"To the best of my recollection, those were the only three occasions in which I interacted with Epstein in person, Lutnick said. Each and every one was meaningless and inconsequential. I had no personal or professional relationship with this individual, despite the proximity of our addresses, he added."

"Further, at no time during these limited interactions did I witness any conduct, let alone the type of illegal conduct of which we have since become aware. Lutnick agreed to sit for the transcribed interview with the committee in March, after the justice department released millions of documents related to Epstein, including documents showing that Lutnick continued correspondence with Epstein after the disgraced financier's 2008 c"

Howard Lutnick told lawmakers in a closed-door interview that he met Jeffrey Epstein only three times and had no personal or professional relationship with him. Lutnick said Epstein lived adjacent to his New York City home. He described the first meeting in 2005 as coffee at Epstein’s home with his wife. He described a second meeting in 2011 as a brief visit to discuss scaffolding. He described a third meeting in 2012 as an invitation to lunch on Epstein’s private island with his family and friends. Lutnick said each interaction was meaningless and inconsequential and that he did not witness any illegal conduct during the limited interactions.

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