Howard Lutnick (Trump's Commerce Sec.), Jeffrey Epstein, & Trump connection/controversy:

Lutnick, ex-Cantor Fitzgerald CEO & Epstein's NYC neighbor, claimed he cut ties after a creepy 2005 home tour (sexual innuendo about massage table).[1][2]

Recent DOJ Epstein files show otherwise: emails/meetings post-2005, incl. 2011 home visit & 2012 family lunch on Little St. James island (w/ wife/kids/nannies; ~1hr).[3][4]

Controversy: Bipartisan resignation calls (Dems like Van Hollen; GOP's Massie)—accused of lying to Congress/public/survivors. No wrongdoing alleged vs. Epstein crimes.[5]

Trump backs Lutnick fully; denies own island visits, calls files "hoax/witch hunt."[6][7]