US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on Tuesday in Washington. Photo: Getty
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US commerce secretary Howard Lutnick minimised his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein on Tuesday even as he acknowledged visiting the disgraced financier at his private island in 2012 after Epstein was a convicted sex offender.
Mr Lutnick, speaking to a US senate panel, described going to Epstein’s island after being asked in the hearing about justice department documents showing he had planned a visit.
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