Billionaire businessman and US Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick planned a visit to Jeffrey Epstein's island with his family, emails show - years after Lutnick claimed to have cut off ties with the convicted paedophile.
Lutnick, his wife, their four children and another family planned a visit to Little Saint James in 2012, according to emails included in the latest Epstein files released by the Department of Justice (DOJ).
The emails contradict statements Lutnick reportedly made in October about vowing in 2005 to "never be in the room" with Epstein again.
A Commerce Department spokesperson said Lutnick had never been accused of any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein.
On Friday, the justice department released millions of pages from Epstein files, the largest number of documents shared by the government since a law mandated their release last year
