Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick grilled on his links with Epstein by Rep. Dean

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced intense questioning from Rep. Madeleine Dean during a House hearing, as lawmakers continue to probe his past ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Rep. Dean pressed Lutnick on his previous public assertions that he had "severed ties" with Epstein in 2005, contrasting those claims with newly unredacted files showing continued interactions, including a 2012 family visit to Epstein’s private island. Lutnick defended the visit as a "one-hour lunch" during a family vacation and maintained that he had no knowledge of Epstein's criminal enterprise at the time. However, the exchange grew heated as Rep. Dean highlighted internal emails suggesting Epstein had taken an interest in a nanny employed by the Lutnick family. While Lutnick insisted he was "volunteering to answer all questions" and dismissed the scrutiny as politically motivated, Democratic lawmakers signaled that they would continue to seek internal documents to reconcile his conflicting statements. #HowardLutnick #RepMadeleineDean #EpsteinFiles #CommerceDepartment #BreakingNews #HouseHearing #WashingtonPolitics #Accountability #EpsteinIsland #Lutnick