U.S. Commerce Secretary Confirms He Visited Epstein’s Island Years After He Said He’d Cut Ties

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick confirmed on Tuesday that he and his family visited the private island of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2012, despite Lutnick previously saying that he had cut ties with Epstein years earlier.

“My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies. I had another couple. They were there as well with their children, and we had lunch on the island,” Lutnick said during a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing. He said that...