Commerce Secretary Lutnick Brought His Kids to Epstein's Island on a Yacht. He Said He Cut Ties in 2005.

Howard Lutnick, Trump's Commerce Secretary, has been adamant: he cut ties with Jeffrey Epstein way back in 2005 after a creepy tour of his Manhattan townhouse.

"The guy was gross," Lutnick told the New York Post last October. He called Epstein "the greatest blackmailer ever."

Small problem: the DOJ files show Lutnick took his entire family to Epstein's island in 2012—seven years after he claims he stopped associating with the man.

The Yacht Trip

Emails show Lutnick's wife Allison coordinated extensively with Epstein's assistant Lesley Groff to plan a visit around Christmas 2012. The family would be arriving on their 188-foot yacht with their four children and friends.

The next day—Christmas Eve—Lutnick received a message from Epstein's assistant: "Jeffrey wished me to pass along the below to you: Nice seeing you."

Nice seeing you. On the island. In 2012. Four years after Epstein's first conviction for soliciting a minor.

Sure. "Limited interactions." On a yacht. With the kids. At Christmas. On Pedophile Island.