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Lutnick will appear before a House panel to answer for his changing story on Epstein

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 the years after Epstein's 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution from an underage girl.

Howard Lutnick Testifying Before House Oversight Committee in Epstein Probe

Updated on: May 6, 2026 / 11:18 AM EDT / CBS News

Lutnick tells Congress he avoided Epstein after spotting massage table in his home

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told House investigators on Wednesday he steered clear of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein after he visited his home and saw a massage table in 2005, but acknowledged two other encounters over the following seven years.