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Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from Democrats - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier

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  1. NBC Los Angeles

    Howard Lutnick questioned by House panel over changing story on Epstein visit (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers.

  2. MyNorthwest

    Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers

  3. WDIO Duluth

    Lutnick's testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from Democrats (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Members of Congress have come away from a private House committee interview with vastly different assessments of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s answers about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

  4. KOB 4

    Commerce Secretary Lutnick appears before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein (opens KOB 4)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lawmakers are seeking answers about Lutnick’s contact with Epstein after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl in Florida.

  5. ABC 7 Chicago

    Howard Lutnick set to be questioned about relationship with Jeffrey Epstein (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to testify behind closed doors on Wednesday about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.

  6. WMUR

    Howard Lutnick questioned over Jeffrey Epstein ties (opens WMUR)

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    Howard Lutnick faces House Oversight scrutiny over his contacts with Jeffrey Epstein years after Epstein’s 2008 conviction

  7. Washington Examiner

    Comer says Lutnick wasn't '100% truthful' about Epstein ties (opens Washington Examiner)

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    The commerce secretary was mentioned in the Epstein files several times but has not been accused of any wrongdoing.

  8. CNN

    GOP chairman says Lutnick ‘wasn’t 100% truthful’ about Epstein ties as commerce secretary faces congressional investigators (opens CNN)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is facing questions from congressional investigators Wednesday about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

  9. Fox News

    Democrat calls Howard Lutnick a 'pathological liar' after closed-door Epstein testimony (opens Fox News)

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    Howard Lutnick admitted his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein lasted longer than previously disclosed during a voluntary interview with the House Oversight Committee.

  10. Washington Examiner

    Lutnick testifies on his Epstein ties before House oversight committee (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Howard Lutnick testified before the House oversight committee about his ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

  11. WHDH Boston

    Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is appearing Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein as lawmakers seek answers for Lutnick’s contact with him in

  12. The Guardian

    Howard Lutnick to answer questions from US House over Jeffrey Epstein ties (opens The Guardian)

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    US commerce secretary to sit for transcribed interview as part of House oversight committee’s broader investigation

  13. Fox News

    Howard Lutnick forced to face Jeffrey Epstein ties during House Oversight hearing (opens Fox News)

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    Howard Lutnick will appear before the House Oversight Committee for a transcribed interview about his prior relationship with convicted sex predator Jeffrey Epstein.

  14. The New Republic

    Howard Lutnick Suddenly Changes Entire Story About His Epstein Ties (opens The New Republic)

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    Donald Trump’s commerce secretary claimed he couldn’t remember why he was at Jeffrey Epstein’s island.

  15. New York Post

    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick found Epstein island lunch invite ‘unsettling’ – but went anyway (opens New York Post)

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    WASHINGTON — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a congressional committee Wednesday that a lunch invitation from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on his private Caribbean island was “unsettling” — but that didn’t stop Lutnick from traveling there with his wife and kids in 2012.

  16. Southern Minnesota

    Lutnick (opens Southern Minnesota)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein’s 2008 conviction for

  17. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    House committee questions Lutnick (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    WASHINGTON -- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

  18. WHDH Boston

    Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from Democrats - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appeared Wednesday before a House committee investigating sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, trying to explain to lawmakers his contact with the financier

  19. Anchorage Daily News

    GOP House chair says Lutnick was not ‘100% truthful’ in prior public statements on Epstein ties (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, a former neighbor of Jeffrey Epstein who visited the disgraced financier on his Caribbean island, became the first sitting cabinet member to testify to the U.S. House committee investigating the sex offender’s crimes.

  20. West Hawaii Today

    Howard Lutnick grilled by lawmakers over Epstein ties (opens West Hawaii Today)

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    WASHINGTON — Howard Lutnick, President Donald Trump’s commerce secretary, was grilled by lawmakers for several hours Wednesday over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the convicted sex offender, after documents released by the Justice Department revealed that Lutnick had misrepresented his relationship wi…

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