Washington – In the scandal involving sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick reported gaps in his memory at a closed hearing before a congressional committee. Lutnick could not explain why he and his family had lunch with Epstein on his private island in 2012, committee members said on Wednesday. Democratic Rep. Suhas Subramanyam said Lutnick responded to repeated questions by saying he didn’t remember and couldn’t explain it himself. The Republican committee chairman James Comer, however, emphasized that Lutnick had made understandable statements. Epstein learned that the family was vacationing in the nearby Virgin Islands and invited them.
