Trump’s Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Claimed He Was Disgusted by Epstein Then Admitted He Went to Epstein’s Island [Video]

Howard Lutnick’s past comments about Jeffrey Epstein are back under the microscope, and this time, the timeline is doing him no favors.

Last year, Lutnick told the New York Post that a 2005 meeting with Epstein left him deeply disturbed. According to that account, Epstein showed him a massage table, and Lutnick said the moment was so unsettling that he never stepped foot in the same room with Epstein again. That statement was clear. Or at least it seemed that way.

Fast forward to today. During sworn testimony, Lutnick acknowledged that years after that alleged cutoff, he attended a lunch with Epstein on Epstein’s private island. The admission places the two men together roughly seven years after Lutnick claimed he had completely distanced himself.

The contrast between those two versions is now raising questions about what actually happened and when. On one hand, Lutnick publicly framed his reaction as immediate and final. On the other, his own testimony confirms a later visit to one of Epstein’s most notorious properties.
The timing matters, especially now.

Lutnick currently serves as Donald Trump’s Secretary of Commerce, a role that puts him at the center of federal economic policy. Because of that position, his past relationships and public statements are drawing heightened attention.

This latest development does not accuse Lutnick of any crime. However, it does complicate a narrative he previously offered about cutting ties completely. For many watching, the issue is credibility and whether the full story was ever told upfront.

As more testimony and records surface, the gap between what was said publicly and what is now being acknowledged continues to fuel conversation.
And that conversation is not slowing down.