Lutnick Eats Crow, Confesses He Visited Epstein’s Island

US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has confirmed he visited Jeffrey Epstein’s island in 2012, contradicting previous claims that he had cut ties with the sex offender years earlier, before he was convicted, Ana Faguy and Brandon Drenon reported for BBC News.

Lutnick’s visit to the island was revealed in emails released by the Justice Department. (Photo: Daniel Torok, The White House) 

“I did have lunch with him as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation,” Lutnick testified on Capitol Hill.

“My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies … We had lunch on the island. That is true. For an hour.” Correspondence about the visit was included in Epstein documents released by the US Department of Justice.

Some lawmakers have called on Lutnick to resign, but recently the White House said he had the full support of US President Donald Trump.

Lutnick’s visit to the island was revealed in emails released by the Justice Department.

In one email from December 2012, Lutnick’s wife, Allison, wrote to Epstein’s assistant on what appeared to be the eve of the visit: “We are looking forward to visiting you,” and, “We would love to join you for lunch.”

The commerce secretary previously told Congress he cut ties with Epstein in 2005 after the late financier — a neighbor of Lutnick in New York — used sexual innuendo to explain why he owned a massage table in a room of his home.