Howard Lutnick volunteers to testify to House committee
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick sits to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies to review a review of broadband deployment financing at the Department of Commerce on Capitol Hill on February 10, 2026 in Washington, DC, USA.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has voluntarily agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said Tuesday.
“I appreciate his commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer, the oversight panel chairman, wrote in an X post confirming an earlier statement. he said. axios report. “I look forward to his testimony.”
“I look forward to appearing before the committee. I did nothing wrong and I want to make amends,” Lutnick told Axios.
The White House said in a statement to CNBC that Lutnick “remains a critical asset” to President Donald Trump and “plays a key role in securing major trade and investment agreements.”
“The entire Trump administration, including Secretary Lutnick, remains focused on delivering more gains for the American people,” White House spokesman Kush Desai said in a statement. he said.
It was not immediately clear when Lutnick would appear before the committee. Axios reported that the interview will take place behind closed doors in the coming weeks.
The Commerce Department and the Democratic minority on the Oversight Committee did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment.
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