Howard Lutnick was a neighbor of Jeffrey Epstein from 1998, when he purchased the property next to Epstein’s townhouse, until Epstein’s death in 2019, making it approximately 21 years. Newsweek Go.com
So some emails between Steve Bannon and Jeffrey Epstein, recently released show Trump visited Howard Lutnick in 2019:
5/13/2019 1:07 PM – 1:22 PM
The homes of Jeffrey Epstein and Howard Lutnick, #9 and #11 E. 71st St., NYC
JE: i won’t be home otherwise i could have come out an waved.
SB: Ha! I love it
Howard Lutnick
The economy is not stopping. It just doesn’t feel that way to me,” said Lutnick, who became CEO of Cantor in 1991 and chairman as well in 1996.
Lutnick joined Cantor in 1983. He is known for rebuilding Cantor after the Sept. 11, 2001, World Trade Center terrorist attacks. The company lost more than two-thirds of its then 960 New York-based employees, including Lutnick’s brother. Cantor and its affiliates now have more than 10,000 employees globally.
President Donald Trump said last month his tariffs on Chinese goods are causing companies to move production out of China and into places such as Vietnam.
Once those supply chains move, China won’t be able to get them back, argued Lutnick, also chairman and CEO of BGC Partners, a brokerage that was spun off from Cantor in 2004.
“I think each 6 months [of the trade war] will cost China 1% of GDP,” Lutnick told CNBC’s Bob Pisani. Therefore, “they’ll try to make a deal with the [Trump] administration before” the 2020 presidential election, he added.
‘Total disregard’ for the law: Inside Howard Lutnick’s sports betting gambit
Cantor Gaming was years ahead of the mobile sports betting craze. But it repeatedly ran afoul of state and federal regulators.
Cantor Gaming, a company founded by Donald Trump’s Commerce secretary pick, Howard Lutnick, repeatedly violated state and federal laws, authorities said. | Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images
There were 46 donors who contributed to the transition effort, according to a copy of the list published by The New York Times, which reports the transition raised slightly more than $14 million and spent $13.7 million.
Among the biggest names on the list are billionaires Howard Lutnick and Linda McMahon, who co-chaired the transition effort and went on to be named Commerce Secretary and Secretary of Education, respectively.
And Lev Parnas comments after becoming tired of press conferences where Trump has degraded and insulted female reporters when they ask a question based on facts:
For me, this is where I draw the line: if Donald Trump cannot treat women journalists like human beings, then no respectable outlet should be in that room. Major networks and newspapers need to stop pretending this is business as usual. Journalists’ organizations and unions should be demanding better — not just for their members, but for every woman who’s watching this and learning what men in power can get away with. Editors and executives have a decision to make: are you journalists, or are you producers for Trump’s abuse show?
We cannot keep rewarding this behavior with ratings and ad dollars. We cannot keep sending women into a room where their job description now includes being humiliated on live TV by a man who ran with Epstein and sees women as disposable
The Justice Department just released over 3 million pages of Jeffrey Epstein files. Buried in the dump: documentary proof that the two men who funded Trump’s return to power – Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Elon Musk – both lied about their relationships with the convicted sex trafficker.
Lutnick brought his wife and four children to Epstein’s Island for Christmas 2012.
Musk asked about “the wildest party on your island.”
Lutnick now controls the most sensitive portfolios in American foreign policy: Ukraine. Israel. China. Russia. Musk was Trump’s key donor and ran voter manipulation campaigns to help elect Trump.
And both are closely connected to Vladimir Putin.
THE PUBLIC RECORD: LUTNICK’S OCTOBER 2025 STATEMENT
The Story Lutnick Told
October 2025. Howard Lutnick is fighting for Senate confirmation as Commerce Secretary.
He goes on the New York Post podcast. Tells a story about his former neighbor Jeffrey Epstein.
The year was 2005. Lutnick and his wife had just moved next door to Epstein’s East 71st Street townhouse. Epstein invited them over. Showed them around.
Then the massage room.
“How often do you get a massage?” Lutnick asked.
“Every day,” Epstein said. Then got close. “The right kind of massage.”
Lutnick says he and his wife walked out. Took “six to eight steps” back to their own house. Made a decision right there.
“I will never be in a room with that disgusting person ever again.”
He called Epstein “gross.” Called him “the greatest blackmailer ever.” Said he assumed everything in that massage room was being filmed.
The relationship ended in 2005. Done. Over. Never again.
The Senate believed him. Confirmed him as Commerce Secretary three months ago.
What The Documents Show
The DOJ had the files during Lutnick’s confirmation hearing. They didn’t release them until today.
December 23, 2012 – seven years after “never again”:
Lutnick’s wife Allison emails Epstein’s assistant Lesley Groff. The Lutnicks are heading to Little St. James from St. Thomas. They need to know where to anchor the yacht.
They’re bringing their four children. Another family. Coming for lunch with Jeffrey Epstein.
December 24, 2012:
Email to Lutnick from someone writing for Epstein: “Nice seeing you.”
The visit happened.
October 3, 2013:
Epstein emails his accountant Richard Kahn. Attaches “the resume of Lutnick nanny.” Says he’s “trying to arrange a time via Peter for you to meet her.”
Why is Epstein’s accountant interviewing the Lutnick family’s childcare provider?
November 2015:
Lutnick invites Epstein to a Hillary Clinton fundraiser. At Cantor Fitzgerald. Lutnick’s own company.
Ten years after the massage room. Three years after Epstein’s conviction.
2017:
Emails between Lutnick and Epstein about construction on a building across the street from both their townhouses. Still neighbors. Still talking.
2018:
Epstein contributes to a philanthropic dinner honoring Howard Lutnick.
Thirteen years after “never again.”
When He Got Caught
The New York Times called Lutnick this afternoon. Asked about the documents.
“I spent zero time with him,” Lutnick said. Then hung up.
The Commerce Department released a statement: Lutnick had “limited interactions with Mr. Epstein in the presence of his wife.”
The documents show his wife emailing about bringing their children to the island. Show thirteen years of contact. Show business arrangements. Show a relationship that never ended.
Lutnick lied under oath during confirmation. The DOJ had proof. They held the files for three months.
Feb 17 2026
Feb 17 Trump-Epstein Map: $10 mansion, Cantor Fitzgerald money laundering and the Duchess of Grift
Howard Lutnick – Lutnick “was a neighbor of JEFFREY EPSTEIN in the adjoining property at 11 E 71st Street.” Lutnick “bought the property for $10 through a trust.” “LES WEXNER and EPSTEIN owned the building.” – Narativ
Sarah Ferguson – Lutnick gave Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York office space above Cantor Fitzgerald for a charity called Children in Crisis. Ghislaine Maxwell and Ferguson attended events called Dolce Vita Parties.
Relationship maps help connect the dots in the Republicans coverup of the Epstein files to protect Trump. Click on any face for details, search by name (top left), or click on Category (bottom left) on the map.Explore the Feb 17 Trump – Epstein relationship map
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The FBI 302 That Should Have Stopped a Cabinet Pick
An FBI whistleblower’s 302, published in the latest Epstein file release, accuses Lutnick of money laundering with the Russian mafia through Cantor Fitzgerald, fraud, and facilitating charity theft alongside Ghislaine Maxwell. The whistleblower, a 30-year securities industry veteran who worked on Cantor’s desk, gave the FBI this information in 2021. A search of FBI databases returned 34 hits on Lutnick including three suspicious activity reports. When the FBI vetted him for Commerce Secretary, those red flags were either minimized or withheld entirely. “They were just brushed away,” Zev reported.
And
Ellie Leonard uncovered a previously unreported email in the Epstein files from Richard Kahn, Epstein’s accountant, attaching the resume of Howard Lutnick’s nanny and arranging a meeting with Epstein. “Epstein doesn’t have children. Epstein doesn’t need a nanny,” Leonard noted. The email surfaced months after Lutnick’s documented December 2012 visit to Epstein’s island — a trip he swore under oath never happened until confronted with his wife’s own emails describing the boat ride there. Lutnick bought the Manhattan townhouse next door to Epstein’s from a trust Epstein controlled, reportedly for as little as $10
And Daily Beast reported in Jan 2026:
Trump Goon Who Denied Epstein Ties Begged for Island Visit
Updated Jan. 31 2026 4:06AM EST Published Jan. 30 2026 5:02PM EST
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has tried to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, but the latest release of documents by the Justice Department revealed the top Trump official once planned a trip to the convicted sex offender’s private island.
Lutnick was Epstein’s next-door neighbor when both lived in townhouses on the swanky Upper East Side of Manhattan.
Amid the fallout over the slow release of Epstein files last October, Lutnick described the late disgraced financier as “gross” and a “blackmailer.”
But documents released on Friday showed the billionaire businessman also once planned a trip to Epstein’s private island in 2012.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and his wife Allison Lutnick attend the premiere of “Melania” on Jan. 29, 2026. On Friday, the latest batch of Epstein documents released showed Lutnick planned to visit Epstein’s island in 2012.Taylor Hill/WireImage
The documents from that December showed that Lutnick sent Epstein an email letting him know that a group of people, including his wife, children, and another family, would be visiting the Caribbean. Lutnick asked where Epstein was located and if they could come over for dinner.
Lesley Groff, Epstein’s assistant, replied to Lutnick on her boss’s behalf and invited them over for lunch at his private island, Little St. James. They confirmed the lunch for Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012.
Another email suggested the gathering did take place. One day after the scheduled lunch, Epstein’s assistant forwarded Lutnick a message from her boss that read: “Nice seeing you.”Late convicted sex-offender Jeffrey Epstein, pictured in 2005, lived next-door to Lutnick on the Upper East Side.Patrick McMullan/Patrick McMullan via Getty Image
The New York Times reported that they reached Lutnick on Friday by phone to ask him about the island visit, but Lutnick said he could not comment because he hadn’t seen the latest batch of documents.
“I spent zero time with him,” Lutnick said before hanging up.
In a separate email, dated Oct. 3, 2013, Epstein sent an email to his accountant, Richard Kahn, attaching “the résumé of Lutnick nanny,” noting that he was trying to “arrange a time via Peter for you to meet her.”Email from Jeffrey Epstein regarding “Lutnick nanny.”Department of Justice/Department of Justice
Meanwhile, another email released as part of Friday’s document dump showed that Lutnick also invited Epstein to a Hillary Clinton fundraiser in November 2015.
Lutnick sent the invitation to the event being hosted at the offices of Cantor Fitzgerald, where he previously served as chairman and CEO, to Epstein’s assistant.
Groff then forwarded it on to Epstein. It’s not clear whether Epstein attended the event.Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick speaks as President Donald Trump during a Cabinet meeting on January 29, 2026.Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images
But both the island visit and fundraiser invite raise further questions about the commerce secretary’s interactions with Epstein after he insisted he had almost nothing to do with his one-time neighbor.
“This is nothing more than a failing attempt by the legacy media to distract from the administration’s accomplishments including securing Trillions [sic] of dollars in investment, delivering historic trade deals, and fighting for the American worker,” a Commerce Department spokesperson told the Daily Beast in a statement.
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