U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies during a hearing of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Judiciary, Science, and Related Agencies to consider overhauling broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce on February 10, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington, DC.
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has voluntarily agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Representative James Comer of Kentucky announced Tuesday.
Comer, the Oversight Committee chair, said in an X post confirming Axios’ earlier report that he “applauds his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciates his willingness to engage with the committee.” “We look forward to his testimony.”
“I look forward to appearing before the committee. I have done nothing wrong and I want to set the record straight,” Lutnick told Axios.
The Commerce Department and the White House did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment on this report.
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