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Miles Archer

(22,278 posts)
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 05:30 PM 2 hrs ago

Lutnick's security wards off reporters asking him about visiting Lolita Island

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refused to answer questions as he was shuttled in and out of his hearing on Capitol Hill surrounded by security guards.

The billionaire turned top Trump official appeared at a Senate subcomittee hearing Tuesday where he was confronted by Democratic lawmakers about Jeffrey Epstein after newly released documents contradicted claims he cut ties with the pedophile some twenty years ago.

Outside the room, however, he refused to respond to reporters as his security kept media away.

As NBC News’ Ryan Nobles put it “Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick refused to answer our questions about his connection to Jeffrey Epstein on the way into his hearing this morning. On the way out his security detail pushed the press back to prevent us from asking him anything else.”

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-goon-uses-bodyguards-to-dodge-questions-on-epstein-lies/

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