March 3 (UPI) — Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick agreed to be interviewed by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform about his ties to convicted sex abuser Jeffrey Epstein, the committee chairman announced Tuesday.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said Lutnick “proactively agreed to appear voluntarily” before the panel a week after committee members suggested he might be called to testify.
“I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer said in a post on X. “I look forward to his testimony.”
Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., on Friday said Lutnick should appear before the committee after a picture of him with Epstein emerged in the Justice Department database of files related to its investigation of Epstein. Lutnick previously admitted he had interactions with — including visiting his Caribbean island with his family — Epstein after the disgraced financier was convicted of procuring a child for prostitution in 2008.
Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., the ranking member on the oversight committee, said Friday that he believed there were enough votes to subpoena Lutnick to force him to give testimony.
Lutnick has not been accused of any wrongdoing connected Epstein’s trafficking and sex abuse of children.
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