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PBS NewsHour - The Latest | Read the full transcript of Howard Lutnick's testimony about Jeffrey Epstein by Maria Ramirez Uribe AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. The House Oversight Committee on Wednesday released the transcript of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s closed‑door deposition about his relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Lutnick, who was once Epstein’s neighbor and exchanged emails with the financier—communications later made public by the Department of Justice—testified on May 6 after criticism that his earlier statements about the ties were contradictory. The committee also released the transcript of its deposition with Ted Waitt, a former boyfriend of Ghislaine Maxwell and co‑founder of Gateway Inc., as part of its broader investigation into the federal government’s handling of the Epstein‑Maxwell cases. Lawmakers have also sought testimony from other high‑profile figures, including former President Bill Clinton, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and Bill Gates, who is slated to appear next month. Read more: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/read-the-full-transcript-of-howard-lutnicks-testimony-about-jeffrey-epstein #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpstein #GhislaineMaxwell #JusticeDept #TedWaitt #BillClinton #HillaryClinton #BillGates

The Guardian | Howard Lutnick said he had three ‘inconsequential’ meetings with Epstein by Anna Betts AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Howard Lutnick, the U.S. commerce secretary, testified before a House oversight committee that he met Jeffrey Epstein only three times—in 2005 for coffee at Epstein’s home, in 2011 to discuss “scaffolding,” and in 2012 for a brief, “meaningless and inconsequential” lunch on Epstein’s private island—describing each encounter as insignificant and denying any personal or professional relationship or any knowledge of illegal activity. He recounted that during the 2005 visit he saw a massage table and was told Epstein received a “right kind of massage” daily, which he interpreted as possibly sexual, prompting him and his wife to sever ties. Lutnick asserted he never saw young women or girls at Epstein’s residence or island and condemned Epstein’s conduct. Democratic lawmakers criticized his testimony as evasive, while the Republican committee chair praised his transparency. Lutnick’s statements contradicted earlier comments made on a podcast and have fueled calls for his resignation as the first Trump‑administration official to appear before the panel. Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/13/howard-lutnick-jeffrey-epstein-interview-transcript #HowardLutnick #JeffreyEpstein #Trumpadministration #JamesComer #PamBondi #HouseCommittee #houseofrepresentatives #NewYork #sextrafficking #uscrime #uspolitics

US Top News and Analysis | Lutnick gets grilling on Nvidia chip sales to China in letter from Sen. Chris Coons AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Sen. Chris Coons, D‑Del., has written to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding details on the export of Nvidia’s H200 artificial‑intelligence chips to China after Lutnick testified to a Senate subcommittee that no such chips had been sold, a statement that contradicts Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang’s claim that both U.S. and Chinese governments had approved the sales. Coons said he is “deeply concerned” that licensing these chips could pose a serious risk to U.S. national‑security and economic leadership, and he asked the Commerce Department to disclose how many H200 chips have received export licences, how many have been shipped, and how many additional licences it plans to issue. Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/05/01/nvidia-chips-jensen-huang-h200-lutnick-chris-coons.html #HowardLutnick #ChrisCoons #Nvidia #JensenHuang #Trumpadministration #DonaldTrump #XiJinping

The Daily Beast Latest Articles | Trump, 79, Rants at Ally Over Epstein-Linked Ambassador by Will Neal AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information. Donald Trump publicly rebuked UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer for appointing former EU trade chief Peter Mandelson as Britain’s ambassador to Washington despite Mandelson’s documented ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and alleged breaches of security, calling the choice a “bad pick” and saying Starmer “exercised wrong judgement.” Mandelson, whose clearance was overridden by the Foreign Office, was later dismissed after a US House committee revealed he had maintained contact with Epstein after the financier’s 2008 conviction, and he is now under police investigation in the UK for allegedly passing sensitive information to Epstein. Starmer, who selected Mandelson in December 2024 for his elite connections as a strategy ahead of a U.S.–U.K. trade deal, faces a leadership challenge amid declining Labour support, while Trump—who was a longtime friend of Epstein—has threatened to walk away from the trade agreement and has intensified attacks on Starmer over foreign‑policy disagreements, notably the latter’s refusal to join Trump’s war on Iran. Read more: https://www.thedailybeast.com/donald-trump-rants-at-british-prime-minister-keir-starmer-over-peter-mandelsons-jeffrey-epstein-ties/ #DonaldTrump #KeirStarmer #PeterMandelson #JeffreyEpstein #UKpolice #HowardLutnick AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

"The Trump administration and its allies are a who's who of Jeffrey Epstein's network. Based on the latest Epstein Files, it seems personally knowing pedophile Jeffrey Epstein was a necessary job requirement to be considered for the Trump Administration." ~ Wajahat Ali #Epstein #Trump #Melania #BrettRatner #LarryEllison #NellieBowles #HowardLutnick #ElonMusk #KevinWarsh /1 https://thelefthook.substack.com/p/the-trump-administration-and-its