Howard Lutnick lunched on Epstein's island in 2012. He runs Commerce now
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Howard Lutnick testified about his lunch on Epstein's private island — in 2012, four years after Epstein's conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. He 'couldn't recall' why he went. He also invited Epstein to a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in 2015. Republicans on the committee said he was 'transparent.' Joe's angle: this is the Commerce Secretary of the United States. Name it. Don't hedge it.
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Howard Lutnick testified before the House Oversight Committee this week about a lunch he had on Jeffrey Epstein's private island. In 2012. Four years after Epstein was convicted of soliciting sex from a minor. His explanation, per Rep. Suhas Subramanyam: he didn't remember, it was inexplicable, and he simply didn't know how to answer the question. The Republican chair of the committee called that transparent.
Justice Department documents also show Lutnick invited Epstein to a fundraiser at his firm in November 2015. For Hillary Clinton. Seven years after the conviction. Democrats on the committee are calling for his resignation. Republicans say the contact was limited and clarified. James Comer wants you to know Lutnick only talked to Epstein three times over a decade, which is doing a lot of work as defenses go.
This is not a complicated story. The Commerce Secretary of the United States cannot explain why he flew to a convicted sex offender's private island after the conviction. He was confirmed anyway. Republicans called him transparent. That's the part you're supposed to just accept and move on from. Rep. Yassamin Ansari said she wasn't alleging a crime. She's being more careful than the situation deserves.
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Lutnick lunched on Epstein's island in 2012. Four years post-conviction. Republicans called him transparent. #epstein #lutnick #politics #accountability
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