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Democrats Demand Lutnick Resign After House Interview on Epstein

The committee plans to release the transcript from the closed-door session next.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick arrives for a closed transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on May 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick delivers his budget estimates to the House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies budget hearing at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick departs following an interview with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee as part of the panel's ongoing probe of late sex offender and financier Jeffrey Epstein, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 6, 2026. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
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Overview

  • Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick completed a voluntary, transcribed House Oversight interview Wednesday, and Democrats leaving the room called his answers evasive and urged him to resign.
  • Chair James Comer said he has not seen evidence of wrongdoing in Lutnick’s emails but conceded Lutnick “wasn’t 100% truthful” about being on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
  • Justice Department files document contact after 2008, including a 2012 family lunch on Little Saint James, a shared 2013 investment, a $50,000 donation tied to a 2017 dinner honoring Lutnick, a 2015 fundraiser invite, and a 2018 email about a neighborhood museum plan.
  • The interview was not videotaped, and Comer said a written transcript will be made public, while Democrats argued the private format let Lutnick avoid fuller public scrutiny.
  • The panel’s probe continues with Pam Bondi scheduled for May 29 and Bill Gates on June 10, and Lutnick denies wrongdoing as the White House continues to back him.