Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s Epstein Ties Raise Serious Questions of Integrity and Accountability

In an unsettling development that underscores the persistent problem of elite circles shielding misconduct, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick admitted under Senate questioning that he met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein twice after Epstein's 2008 conviction. This revelation starkly contradicts Lutnick's previous claims that he severed all ties with Epstein after 2005. During a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing, Lutnick sought to minimize his connections by describing their interactions as limited to a handful of emails and two meetings years apart. Yet, under pressure from Democrats and Republicans alike, he acknowledged dining on Epstein’s notorious private island in 2012 and another...