Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick - a former neighbor and pal of Jeffrey Epstein who emailed the sex offender about visiting his Caribbean island (and then said it was 'nice to see him' in a subsequent email) -will provide closed-door testimony today in front ofthe US House committee investigating the Epstein's crimesand possible lapses in the law enforcement response.
While Lutnick initially claimed he barely knew Epstein (like everybody else),emails and other documents released earlier this year by the DOJ reveals he's full of shit.
As wenotedin February, the trip, planned in 2012,came years after Lutnick claimed he cut all ties with the pedophile. Yet in December of that year, Lutnick sent an email to Epstein saying that he had a group of people, including his wife and children and another family, who were visiting the Caribbean - and inquired as to where Epstein was located and whether they could visit for a meal.
Epstein, replying through an assistant, set up a lunch gathering.
When reached for comment, Lutnick told theNY Times"I spent zero time with him," before hanging up.
The documents suggest the visit did occur.The gathering was set for Dec. 23, 2012.A day later, an assistant to Mr. Epstein forwarded Mr. Lutnick a message from Mr. Epstein: “Nice seeing you,” it said.
In a podcast interview last year, Mr.Lutnick claimed that around 2005, he and his wife had been so revolted by Mr. Epstein that they decided not to associate with him again.
Mr. Lutnick saidin the interviewthat Mr. Epstein invited them to tourhis Upper East Side mansion, next door to Mr. Lutnick’s own home. When they noticed a massage table in the middle of a room, Mr. Lutnick recalled, Mr.Epstein explained that he received “the right kind of massage” every day.Mr.Lutnick said that he and his wife quickly left and decided to “never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again.”
Except, that wascomplete bullshitof course.
Lutnick's connection to Epstein isn't a huge surprise after a2019Crain's investigationfound that sex offender had significant links to the property next to his infamous Manhattan townhouse at 9 East 71st Street.
Source: ZeroHedge News
