Trump has attacked others for having visited Epstein’s notorious Caribbean island, but appears to be fine with his commerce secretary’s apparent trip there.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick previously said on a podcast that he had cut ties with the notorious sex offender since an initial 2005 encounter.

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Trump has attacked others for having visited Epstein’s notorious Caribbean island, but appears to be fine with his commerce secretary’s apparent trip there.

Lutnick is facing bipartisan calls to resign following the release of records showing his relationship with Epstein was more extensive than previously known.

“My wife was with me, as were my four children, and nannies,” U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said of his time with Epstein in 2012.

As he faces calls from lawmakers to resign, Lutnick testifies that he and his family visited disgraced financier in 2012

Lutnick, a prominent member of the Trump adminstration, faced Senate questions over a 2012 meeting he had with Epstein.

Howard Lutnick says he had lunch on the island in 2012, contradicting previous claims he had cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein in 2005.

Auch Donald Trumps Handelsminister Howard Lutnick rechtfertigt sich nun für seine Nähe zu Jeffrey Epstein – und gibt mehr Treffen zu als bisher bekannt. Noch im Jahr 2012 besucht…