Commerce Secretary Lutnick grilled over secret Epstein island trip. The “Epstein Files” continue to burn through the cabinet

Lutnick admits to 2012 visit during tense four-hour House Oversight hearing… “Corrected” testimony reveals three meetings with the late sex offender… Democrats demand resignation as Epstein files show contact through 2018… The skeletons are coming out of the closet in Richmond and DC. Lutnick’s testimony about Epstein draws praise from GOP chair and derision from …

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DOJ has removed this photo of Trump’s commerce secretary Howard Lutnick on an Island with Jeffrey Epstein

The Trump administration has just deleted this photo of Trump Cabinet Secretary Howard Lutnick with Jeffrey Epstein on what appears to be an island. pic.twitter.com/GDY9Y0ORil — Headquarters (@HQNewsNow) February 26, 2026 Factcheck: Yes, reports from CBS, ABC, CNN confirm: DOJ (Trump admin) briefly removed this authenticated photo of Commerce Sec. Howard Lutnick (in blue) with …

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Lutnick family reportedly purchased rights to tariff refunds; Supreme Court ruling now triggers payouts

https://twitter.com/grok/status/2025764768582119628 Factcheck: Based on reports from Wired and others, Cantor Fitzgerald (run by Lutnick’s sons) bought rights to tariff refunds at 20-30% of value after the 2025 tariffs, potentially yielding 3-5x returns from the recent Supreme Court ruling striking them down. However, the firm denies executing any such trades. True: Lutnick‑affiliated firms bought tariff‑refund claims …

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Social Security faces massive cuts: 7 percent gone by 2032, 28 percent after 2033. Howard Lutnick says raising Social Security age to 70 is disgusting and politicians are ignoring waste

“The Congressional Budget Office says to be prepared for Social Security check payments to be reduced in 6 years due to low funds “It’ll be an immediate 7% payment cut in 2032, and then an average 28% benefit drop from 2033 onward” You pay in your whole life and the government spends it and then …

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Embarrassing new allegations surrounding Kathryn Ruemmler and Epstein. Howard Lutnick stayed in contact with Epstein.

‘OH MY GOD!!!!! I am dying’: Jeffrey Epstein Showered Obama White House Counsel Kathryn Ruemmler With Gifts, Including $9,400 Hermes Handbag and Four Seasons Spa Treatment, Emails Show Ruemmler, who told CNN Epstein never ‘compensated’ her, accepted the gifts years after Epstein’s sex crimes were public knowledge Former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler has …

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Howard Lutnick acquired $2 billion worth of Critical Metals Corp. $CRML back in Feb 2024. He was underwater -90% until Trump won the election.

Well well well…Howard Lutnick acquired $2 billion worth of Critical Metals Corp. $CRML back in Feb 2024. He was underwater -90% until Trump won the election. The Tanbreez project in southern Greenland is one of the largest heavy Uranium (REE) deposits globally. https://t.co/DecO6f8SLY pic.twitter.com/Uiv7PDGJKk — Financelot (@FinanceLancelot) January 21, 2026 Well well well… pic.twitter.com/7Rjfwv3ynH — …

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Fire Bondi, Fire Kash, Fire Bongino, Fire Lutnick

Firing them would mean Trump admitting he was wrong to hire them in the first place Trump’s ego is too fragile. He will pretend like everything is ok with them https://t.co/U6dwlSntUC — Politics Sloth 🧦🌐🇬🇷🇺🇸 (#1 reply guy) (@SockDemFan) September 16, 2025

August adds only 22,000 jobs versus 75,000 expected, Howard Lutnick wants staff changes

August delivered a jolt the labor market could not absorb. Employers added 22,000 jobs, far below the 75,000 forecast, exposing a system that is faltering under pressure. Unemployment climbed to 4.3 percent while wage growth inched 0.3 percent month-over-month and 3.7 percent year-over-year, missing projections. Each number reflects more than performance. It reveals cracks threatening …

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Trump & Lutnick are LYING about the reason we’re taking 600,000 Chinese students. The real reason is…

by AC In video below, on Fox News, Lutnick claimed that the reason the US is taking 600,000 Chinese students is to save US universities: Did Lutnick really just argue that Trump is letting 600,000 Chinese students into America so Americans will go to worse schools and keep them from closing? pic.twitter.com/kjmtb1B0gf — Chase Geiser …

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U.S. gov’t seizes $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund created under Biden admin, calling it ‘illegal’ | Lutnick says fund ‘served as a semiconductor slush fund that did nothing but line the pockets of Biden loyalists with American tax dollars’

Despite allusions to nepotism and corruption, the Commerce Department hasn’t made clear what it wants to do with the newly clawed-back funds. The U.S. Commerce Department has seized control of a $7.4 billion semiconductor research fund from the National Center for the Advancement of Semiconductor Technology (NATCAST), a private non-profit set up during the Biden …

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Commerce Secretary Lutnick says Intel has to give government equity in return for CHIPS Act funds

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said Tuesday that Intel must give the U.S. government an equity stake in the company in return for CHIPS Act funds. “We should get an equity stake for our money,” Lutnick said on CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street” Tuesday. “So we’ll deliver the money, which was already committed under the Biden …

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Lutnick: April 9th tariffs will not be postponed under any conditions… Bessent: No indication” that President Trump is “willing to back down on new tariffs.

Lutnick: April 9th tariffs will not be postponed under any conditions #MacroEdge — MacroEdge (@MacroEdgeRes) April 6, 2025 LUTNICK: TARIFFS GOING TO STAY IN PLACE FOR DAYS AND WEEKS -CBS NEWS — *Walter Bloomberg (@DeItaone) April 6, 2025 BREAKING: Bloomberg reports that as of Sunday morning, Treasury Secretary Bessent gave "no indication" that President Trump …

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Trade administration split: Lutnick pushes for aggressive tariffs, Greer favors formal investigations

TLDR: Trump considers a two-step tariff plan: immediate duties with ongoing trade investigations. Tariffs could fund tax cuts and reinforce “reciprocal” tariffs with legal support. Announcing tariffs on April 2 as “liberation day,” with some exemptions possible. Tariffs could reach 50%, using emergency powers or national security grounds. Administration divided: Lutnick pushes aggressive tariffs, while …

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Economic slowdown ahead—government layoffs and cuts drag growth into 2025. Commerce Secretary Lutnick forecasts strong recovery by late 2025

4/ Trump even stated he wouldn’t rule out a recession in 2025 That added fuel to the sell-off as investors reassess US economic growth Especially under a president who is less focused on short-term economic prosperity pic.twitter.com/M3lDTxZm1Y — Bravos Research (@bravosresearch) March 22, 2025 6/ Google Trends data shows searches for "recession" have spiked to …

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