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Howard Lutnick testified about Epstein's island and remembered nothing

published · May 7, 5:49 PM · $3.07 total · published 52d ago
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Lutnick just testified — behind closed doors — about his 2012 lunch on Epstein's island. Four years after Epstein's conviction. His answer: he doesn't remember why he went. The Republican chair of the committee is running cover, saying it was just a lunch with family. Button: this man runs the Commerce Department. He sets trade policy for 330 million people. He can't explain a trip to a convicted sex offender's private island.

Lutnick already appeared in recent content as a hero_text headline drop. A video lets Joe go *off* on the closed-door testimony details — the non-answers, the Republican cover — at a length that lands harder than a text post. Fresh angle: the testimony itself, not just the lunch fact.

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Howard Lutnick — Commerce Secretary, sets trade policy for 330 million people — testified before House Oversight this week. Closed door. Transcribed. About his 2012 lunch on Jeffrey Epstein's private island. [pause] Four years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting sex from a minor. Four years after that was public. His explanation? Rep. Subramanyam said Lutnick told them he *doesn't remember*. That it was *inexplicable*. That he simply didn't know how to answer the question. [pause] Republican chair James Comer ran cover. Said it was just a family lunch. Twelve people. Very normal. Guy also lived next door to Epstein. Invited him to a Clinton fundraiser in 2015. But sure. Limited contact. Nothing to see. [pause] Democrats are calling for his resignation. Republicans are protecting him. And the man who can't explain a trip to a convicted sex offender's island is currently running American trade policy.

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lutnick testified about epstein's island and his answer was 'i don't remember' — he runs the commerce department #epstein #lutnick #politics #accountability

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