Lutnick Acknowledges Epstein Island Visit as Lawmakers Press for Answers

A tense Senate hearing this week forced Commerce Secretary 💼Howard Lutnick to clarify his past contacts with 👤Jeffrey Epstein, including a previously undisclosed visit to the disgraced financier’s private island.

According to the New York Post, under questioning from senators, Lutnick acknowledged that he had two interactions with Epstein after 2005 — despite earlier public comments suggesting he had cut off contact years earlier.

“We had lunch on the island, that is true, for an hour,” Lutnick told a Senate subcommittee, describing a 2012 stop at Epstein’s Caribbean property. He characterized the visit as brief and family-oriented.

“We left with all of my children, with my nannies and my wife. All together. We were on a family vacation. We were not apart ,,, I don’t recall why we did it, but we did.”

The admission followed the FBI’s Jan. 30 release of case files that referenced a 2012 island visit and a separate 2011 meeting. Lutnick also confirmed the May 2011 encounter.

“I met 👤Jeffrey Epstein when I moved to a house next door to him in New York. Over the next 14 years, I met him two other times that I can recall — two times — and that is none for six years,” he said.