Lutnick confirms 2012 boat visit with Epstein amid Senate questioning
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate panel he had lunch with Jeffrey Epstein on a 2012 family boat trip, contradicting his earlier claim.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick faced the U.S. Senate on Tuesday as senators questioned his connection to financier Jeffrey Epstein amid calls for his firing or resignation.
Recently released emails from Epstein suggest the two last met in 2012. Lutnick had previously claimed he had not seen Epstein since 2005, three years before Epstein’s 2008 conviction on child prostitution charges.
A 2012 email from Epstein to Lutnick said, “Nice seeing you,” suggesting the two had met.
At a hearing of the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies, Lutnick confirmed he had been on a boat with Epstein in 2012. He said he was not sure “why we did it,” but insisted there was nothing untoward about the meeting. Lutnick has not been accused of any crimes.
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