Defiant Howard Lutnick insists he did nothing wrong as Comer confirms he will testify in House Epstein probe
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2026 11:22 pm
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Howard Lutnick has volunteered to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the chairman said Tuesday – a development that comes weeks after documents revealed Trump’s Commerce Secretary had visited the sex offender’s island.
Lutnick, who has denied wrongdoing and has never been accused of a crime associated with Epstein, was revealed to have brought his family to have lunch with Epstein on his island in 2012, according to emails released from the Epstein files.
The revelation contradicted a statement that Lutnick made in October when he boasted that he was so disgusted by Epstein when they met in 2005 that he was “never in the room with [Epstein] socially, for business or even philanthropy.”
"I look forward to appearing before the committee,” Lutnick said in a new statement obtained by Axios. “I have done nothing wrong, and I want to set the record straight."
Republican Rep. James Comer, who heads the committee, commended Lutnick for “proactively” and “voluntarily” agreeing to testify before the committee.