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Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s Decade-Long Emails with Epstein Prompt Resignation Calls

5/6/2026

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Justice Department files show Howard Lutnick (U.S. commerce secretary) emailed Jeffrey Epstein over nearly a decade, including a 2012 yacht lunch and a Caribbean island visit.
Lutnick, who denies wrongdoing and says he cut ties in 2005, will testify before the House Oversight Committee about the interactions.
Democratic lawmakers have called for his resignation.
Students at Haverford College have urged removal of his name from the library.

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Story summary

Justice Department files show Howard Lutnick (U.S. commerce secretary) emailed Jeffrey Epstein over nearly a decade, including a 2012 yacht lunch and a Caribbean island visit.
Lutnick, who denies wrongdoing and says he cut ties in 2005, will testify before the House Oversight Committee about the interactions.
Democratic lawmakers have called for his resignation.
Students at Haverford College have urged removal of his name from the library.