Ranking Member Lofgren Calls for Lutnick Resignation for Relationship to Epstein

WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-CA) sent a letter(link is external)to Department of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick demanding his resignation following the publication of evidence of his relationship with the notorious child sex trafficker, Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Lutnick previously denied any association with Jeffrey Epstein, however, the recently released Epstein files mention Mr. Lutnick 223 times, and they reveal that Mr. Lutnick interacted with Epstein multiple times after he claimed to have cut off all contact, including a visit to Epstein's private Caribbean island.

"The Department of Commerce deserves a Secretary who can lead without the stain of a past relationship with this era's most notorious child sex trafficker. You owe it to the American people to resign immediately," Ranking Member Lofgren wrote in the letter(link is external).

"The fact that you lied about the lunch itself until you were forced to acknowledge it in front of Congress makes it abundantly clear that the public cannot trust your continued denials on this issue," Ranking Member Lofgren continued. "You have demonstrated that you will lie about Jeffrey Epstein for as long as you think you can get away with it."

Read the letter here(link is external).

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