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House Oversight Publishes Lutnick Deposition on Epstein Ties

5/14/2026

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Lutnick Testifies

The House Oversight Committee published full transcripts of two closed-door depositions, featuring Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony.
Howard Lutnick testified before the committee on May 6 about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Justice Department released the emails between Lutnick and Epstein after confirming their neighbor relationship.
The committee released Ted Waitt’s deposition and scheduled Bill Gates for a deposition next month.

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Lutnick Testifies

Lutnick said Epstein’s remark about “the right kind of massage” alarmed him and his wife during a 2005 townhouse tour.
The House Oversight Committee heard Howard Lutnick testify on May 6 about his interactions with Jeffrey Epstein.
Lutnick said a 2012 lunch on Epstein’s Virgin Islands property was unsettling.
Epstein’s staff’s knowledge of his family’s vacation plans remained unexplained by Lutnick.

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Lutnick Testifies

The House Oversight Committee published full transcripts of two closed-door depositions, featuring Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony.
Howard Lutnick testified before the committee on May 6 about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
The Justice Department released the emails between Lutnick and Epstein after confirming their neighbor relationship.
The committee released Ted Waitt’s deposition and scheduled Bill Gates for a deposition next month.

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