James Comer speaks to reporters as commerce secretary faces questions from lawmakers over whether he had ever visited Jeffrey Epstein’s private island
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It’s worth noting, ahead of Howard Lutnick’s closed-door testimony before House oversight committee members today, that the commerce secretary has refused to answer questions about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein from lawmakers during congressional hearings on Capitol Hill over the last month.
In April, Represenative Madeleine Dean, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, asked whether the president expressed “concerns” about the commerce secretary’s relationship with Epstein. Lutnick refused to comment.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2026/may/06/donald-trump-iran-howard-lutnick-jeffrey-epstein-midterms-redistricting-latest-news-updates
Author : Shrai Popat (now); Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose (earlier)
Publish date : 2026-05-06 18:29:00
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