Howard Lutnick set for House Oversight interview
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Key Points:
- Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is set to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 6 for an interview about Jeffrey Epstein, according to an anonymous source.
- Lutnick previously admitted during a February Senate hearing that he dined with Epstein on his private island in 2012, despite Epstein's prior conviction for soliciting an underage girl, contradicting earlier claims that he cut off contact in 2005.
- The Oversight Committee has also subpoenaed former Attorney General Pam Bondi and conducted testimony from former President Bill Clinton, who denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes during their interactions.
- Several high-profile individuals, including Bill Gates, Goldman Sachs lawyer Kathryn Ruemmler, and billionaires Leon Black and Ted Waitt, have been asked to provide voluntary interviews related to Epstein.
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