"And as he was testifying, he attempted to explain the gap between these two statements you're about to hear, from Lutnick himself, regarding his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) LUTNICK: My wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again. I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat, going across, on a family vacation. (END VIDEO CLIP)"
"Newly-released emails from the Justice Department show that Secretary Lutnick actually stayed in contact with Jeffrey Epstein, even after Epstein had pled guilty to soliciting sex from an underage girl, and had to register as a sex offender. And that contact continued, including in business ties with Jeffrey Epstein well after, we heard from Lutnick in that interview just a few months ago where, he said that he and his wife distanced themselves from their neighbor in New York, in 2005,"
Kaitlan Collins criticized White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt for attempting to downplay reporting about Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's interactions with Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick testified before Congress and tried to explain inconsistent statements about distancing from Epstein, saying he and his wife would not be in the room with him and describing a family lunch on a boat. Newly released Justice Department emails show Lutnick remained in contact with Epstein even after Epstein's guilty plea and sex-offender registration, and indicate ongoing contact and business ties well after. Public interest increased amid pressure from Epstein survivors and newly released Epstein files.
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