Photo of Lutnick on Epstein’s island restored to Justice Department files

A photo of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick with Jeffrey Epstein on Epstein’s Caribbean island was briefly removed from the Justice Department’s website before being restored. The image, authenticated by CBS News, shows Lutnick and Epstein among others. Newly released Epstein files reveal Lutnick visited the island with his family in 2012 and had ongoing business communications with Epstein as late as 2018. Lutnick has not been accused of wrongdoing related to Epstein, asserting he has “nothing to hide.”

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