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“Lutnick said he spent zero time with Epstein but declined to comment about the island visit”
The New York Times by Michael Gold, Minho Kim, Chris Cameron, Eric Schmitt, Vjosa Isai, Danny Hakim, Richard Fausset, Ann E. Marimow, Laurel Rosenhall, Michael Grynbaum, Ann Marimow, Teddy Rosenbluth, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Patrick McGeehan, Charlie Savage, Ana Swanson, Tony Romm, Valerie Hopkins, Laura Chung, Motoko Rich, Tariq Panja, Heather Knight, Juliet Macur View original article

Analyzed on 2026-09-29T05:41:36+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-29

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He told The New York Times on Friday that he “spent zero time” with Mr. Epstein but declined to comment about the island visit.

Extracted from: Lawmakers Review Unredacted Epstein Files , The New York Times

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Reason reason.com credibility 0.75 Contradicts

“You have called for Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to resign. You called for that when his name first showed up in the files. And he's now admitting he visited Epstein's island in 2012, even though in a previous interview he very loudly and proudly declared that he had cut off all contact back in 2005.”

Thomas Massie: Epstein conspiracy is 'bigger than Watergate'

The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“He told The New York Times on Friday that he “spent zero time” with Mr. Epstein but declined to comment about the island visit.”

Lawmakers Review Unredacted Epstein Files

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Claim ID CLM-BEA5C93E
Slug lutnick-said-he-spent-zero-time-with-epstein-but-declined-to-bea5c93e
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 225 d ago
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