Howard Lutnick to sit for questioning in House panel's Epstein probe next month

The Epstein files released by the Justice Department showed that Trump's commerce secretary had closer ties to the convicted sex offender than was previously known.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick will voluntarily meet with the House Oversight Committee on May 6 to answer questions about his connection to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, according to a source familiar with the schedule.

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Oversight Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., announced in early March that Lutnick had “proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before” the panel. But a date had not been set until now.

CNN first reported the date of Lutnick’s interview.