Trump commerce chief admits travelling to Epstein island, faces calls to resign

2026-02-10 - 17:38

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick minimised his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein Tuesday even as he acknowledged visiting the disgraced financier at his private island in 2012 after Epstein was a convicted sex offender. Lutnick, speaking to a Senate panel, described going to Epstein’s island after being asked in Tuesday’s hearing about Justice Department documents showing he had planned a visit. “I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation, my wife was...