Lutnick backs away from his Epstein ‘blackmail’ claim in interview with House committee

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has backed away from a previous claim that convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein blackmailed people. That's according to transcript released Wednesday of an interview with the House Oversight Committee. The release of case files on Epstein had contradicted claims Lutnick made on a podcast last year. Under scrutiny from lawmakers last week, Lutnick said he was only “speculating.” Lutnick was once a neighbor of Epstein's in New York City. He said his personal int...