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Rep. Garcia to Subpoena Lutnick Over Epstein Blackmail Claims
10/2/2025
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Story summary
- Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA) plans to subpoena Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to test the basis for his Epstein-file claims.
- Lutnick alleges Epstein blackmailed powerful individuals with compromising videos, calling him "the greatest blackmailer ever."
- Lutnick described Epstein's massage room and suggested encounters were filmed for blackmail, and implied the 2008 plea deal arose from these videos.
