Sat, 31 Jan 2026

Sat, 31 Jan 2026 US Commerce Secretary Lutnick planned Epstein island visit, emails show

The emails show Lutnick and his family planned a trip to Little Saint James, a private island Epstein purchased in 1998.

* Emails show that US Commerce Department Secretary Howard Lutnick and his family planned a visit to Jeffrey Epstein's private island, Little Saint James, in 2012.
* This contradicts Lutnick's previous statement that he had cut ties with Epstein in 2005 and would never be in a room with him again.
* The emails show that Lutnick and his wife discussed plans for the family visit, including bringing their four children and another family along.
* One email from Lutnick to Epstein mentions joining him for lunch on the island, while another suggests that at least one visit did happen.
* The Commerce Department has said that Lutnick had "limited interactions" with Epstein in the presence of his wife and was never accused of wrongdoing.
* The emails were released as part of a large batch of documents from the Epstein case made public by the US Department of Justice.
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