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“Commerce secretary acknowledged at Senate hearing he had traveled to Epstein’s island and had another encounter with him years after claiming to have cut ties”
The New York Times by Glenn Thrush, Michael Gold, Aaron Boxerman, Luke Broadwater, Megan Mineiro, Carl Hulse, Robert Jimison, Tony Romm, Andrew Duehren, Mattathias Schwartz View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-23T11:43:07+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-23

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A day earlier, the commerce secretary acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he had traveled to Epstein’s island and had another encounter with him, years after claiming to have cut ties.

Extracted from: Trump Live Updates: Bondi Faces Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick acknowledged in a Senate hearing on Tuesday that he had traveled to Jeffrey Epstein’s private island and had another encounter with Mr. Epstein, years after Mr. Lutnick claimed to have cut ties with him.”

Lutnick Acknowledges Traveling to Epstein’s Island

The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“A day earlier, the commerce secretary acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he had traveled to Epstein’s island and had another encounter with him, years after claiming to have cut ties.”

Trump Live Updates: Bondi Faces Anger Over Epstein Files in Combative Hearing

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Claim ID CLM-7DA315AE
Slug commerce-secretary-acknowledged-at-senate-hearing-he-had-tra-7da315ae
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 219 d ago
Velocity 0.1/hr
Bias -0.20
Politics Finance