Howard Lutnick’s Epstein Ties Expose Trump’s Deceptive Cover-Up

Howard Lutnick, Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, just gave Congress a master class in how to dodge accountability — and why the Trump administration’s Epstein problem runs deeper than anyone wants to admit.

On Wednesday, Lutnick sat for a closed-door interview with House Democrats about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. According to Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), the session was “embarrassing” — so much so that it wasn’t videotaped, presumably to hide the uncomfortable truths from the public and from Trump himself.

Lutnick had previously insisted that he met Epstein only once, back in 2005, and that he and his wife decided immediately never to be in Epstein’s presence again. He claimed, “In the six to eight steps it takes to get from his house to my house, my wife and I decided that I will never be in the room with that disgusting person ever again.”

But the Epstein files, unsealed and pouring out damning details, tell a very different story.

Documents reveal that Lutnick visited Epstein’s private island in 2012 — years after Epstein’s first criminal conviction — accompanied by his family and multiple nannies. In 2013, Epstein’s accountant was trying to arrange a meeting between Epstein and someone identified as “Lutnick nanny,” despite Epstein having no children. That same year, Lutnick and Epstein became business partners, investing together in a venture.

Lutnick didn’t stop there. In 2015, he invited Epstein to a Hillary Clinton fundraiser. Two years later, Epstein donated $50,000 to an event honoring Lutnick. And as late as 2018, they were still exchanging emails about their joint business interests. The files even include a stock purchase agreement signed by both men — with the Justice Department curiously redacting only Lutnick’s address, a potential violation of the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

Despite all this, Lutnick denies any wrongdoing and insists he is not lying about his relationship with Epstein. Yet his own admissions during the congressional interview confirm multiple meetings with Epstein, contradicting his earlier public statements.

Lutnick is not just a footnote in the Epstein saga. He is the perfect embodiment of the Trump administration’s broader problem: powerful allies who lie, cover up, and keep shady relationships hidden — all while avoiding consequences.

This is not just about one man’s dishonesty. It’s about an administration that enables and protects predators and their enablers, undermining public trust and accountability at every turn.

We will keep tracking these connections and pushing for transparency. Because when those in power lie about their ties to abusers like Epstein, it’s not just embarrassing — it’s dangerous.