Overview
- House Oversight Chair James Comer said Lutnick proactively agreed to a voluntary, closed-door interview, with the date to be set in the coming weeks.
- The committee plans to release a transcript after review by Lutnick’s attorney, consistent with standard practice for transcribed interviews.
- The agreement heads off a threatened subpoena effort from Rep. Nancy Mace, who had signaled she would force a vote at a panel hearing on Wednesday.
- Justice Department files show interactions after 2005, including a 2011 meeting at Epstein’s home, a 2012 family lunch on Little St. James with a boat-coordinates request that year, a 2014 business link through Adfin, and 2015 and 2018 communications.
- Lutnick denies wrongdoing and says he wants to set the record straight, while the White House calls him a critical asset to President Trump.