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Lutnick grilled on Nvidia chip sales to China by Sen. Chris Coons

Lutnick grilled on Nvidia chip sales to China by Sen. Chris Coons

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick testifies during Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on fiscal year 2027 budget requests on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on April 22, 2026. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., pressed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick about allowing Nvidia‘s H200 chips for artificial intelligence to be sold to China in a letter first reported by CNBC. The letter follows Coons questioning Lutnick at a Senate Appropriations subcommittee hearing last week. Lutnick said it was his understanding the U.S. had not sold any H200 to Chinese companies. “We have not sold them any chips as of yet,” Lutnick said in response to a question from Coons at the April 22 hearing. Lutnick’s statement contradicted remarks from Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who told reporters in March that Nvidia had gotten approvals from both the US and Chinese government to sell H200 chips to China. “Your statements before the committee appear to contradict Huang’s comments,” Coons said in the letter sent Thursday. Coons, who …

Howard Lutnick set for House Oversight interview

Howard Lutnick set for House Oversight interview

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick appears at the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 10, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is scheduled to appear May 6 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform for an interview about notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a person familiar with the situation told CNBC on Monday. “It’s a voluntary transcribed interview,” the person said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the appearance hasn’t yet been announced. Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., said March 3 that Lutnick had agreed to the interview about the crimes of Epstein and his convicted procurer, Ghislaine Maxwell, but did not announce what day that would happen. The Commerce Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment about Lutnick’s scheduled appearance. Lutnick, during testimony on Feb. 10 to the Senate Appropriations Committee, said he and his family had lunch with Epstein in …

Howard Lutnick volunteers to testify to House committee

Howard Lutnick volunteers to testify to House committee

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick sits to testify before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing to examine a review of broadband deployment funding at the Department of Commerce, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 10, 2026. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has voluntarily agreed to testify before the House Oversight Committee about his ties to infamous sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, Republican Rep. James Comer of Kentucky said Tuesday. “I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee,” Comer, the chairman of the oversight panel, said in an X post that confirmed an earlier Axios report. “I look forward to his testimony.” Lutnick has not been accused of wrongdoing but has nevertheless faced mounting bipartisan pressure to explain connections that have recently emerged between him and Epstein, his former next-door neighbor. In Senate testimony last month, Lutnick admitted visiting Epstein’s notorious private island with his family in 2012 — years after he previously claimed he had cut off …

Rep. Mace says she’ll call Trump Commerce chief Lutnick to testify

Rep. Mace says she’ll call Trump Commerce chief Lutnick to testify

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Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) (C) speaks during a press conference with committee members (L-R) Rep. Nancy Mace (R-SC), Rep. Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Rep. William Timmons (R-SC) and Rep. John McGuire (R-VA) ahead of former U.S. President Bill Clinton’s closed-door deposition with the House Oversight Committee at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center on February 27, 2026 in Chappaqua, New York. David Dee Delgado | Getty Images Rep. Nancy Mace on Friday said that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick should testify to the House Oversight Committee to answer questions about his association with notorious sex predator Jeffrey Epstein. “Howard Lutnick should take questions from the Oversight committee,” Mace, R-S.C., said in an X post on Friday morning. Mace’s tweet responded to an X post that said the Department of Justice had removed from its database of Epstein-related documents a photo of Epstein standing in front of a man who “appears to be Howard Lutnick.” It is not known when the photo, which since has been restored to the DOJ’s public database, was taken. A photo from …

Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

Trump Commerce Sec. Lutnick admits visiting Epstein island during family vacation

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Trump administration Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Tuesday admitted he and his family had lunch on the private island of notorious sex offender Jeffrey Epstein years earlier. “I did have lunch with him, as I was on a boat going across on a family vacation” in 2012, Lutnick said in testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee. “My wife was with me, as were my four children and nannies,” he said. “I had another couple with — they were there as well, with their children.” “And we had lunch on the island, that is true, for an hour,” he said. “And we left with all of my children, with my nannies and my wife, all together. We were on family vacation,” he said. The secretary’s admission came as he faces bipartisan calls to resign following the release of records showing that his business and personal relationship with Epstein was more extensive than previously known. U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick testifies during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on February …

Secretary Lutnick admits to having lunch with Jeffrey Epstein on his island

Secretary Lutnick admits to having lunch with Jeffrey Epstein on his island

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Massie calls for Commerce Secretary Lutnick to resign

Massie calls for Commerce Secretary Lutnick to resign

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US’ Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick (R) gestures on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Jan. 21, 2026. Fabrice Coffrini | AFP | Getty Images Republican Rep. Thomas Massie called on Howard Lutnick to resign amid revelations that the Commerce secretary had more extensive business and personal dealings with deceased sexual predator Jeffrey Epstein than previously disclosed. Massie’s remarks come after The New York Times reported Sunday that Lutnick interacted “regularly” with Epstein, according to files released by the Department of Justice relating to the notorious sex offender. Massie, R-Ky., was the lead Republican on the Epstein Files Transparency Act that compelled the release of the Epstein files. “He should just resign,” Massie said on CNN’s “Inside Politics Sunday.” “Howard Lutnick clearly went to the island if we believe what’s in these files; he was in business with Jeffrey Epstein, and this was many years after Jeffrey Epstein was convicted,” Massie said. “He’s got a lot to answer for, but really, he should make life easier on the president, …

Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick face new scrutiny over Epstein ties | Donald Trump News

Bill Gates, Elon Musk, Howard Lutnick face new scrutiny over Epstein ties | Donald Trump News

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New files suggest the men had more extensive contact with Epstein than previously known. Published On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026 Click here to share on social media share2 Share Newly released investigative files concerning the late financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have cast more scrutiny on his connections with some of the US’s wealthiest and most powerful men, including moguls Bill Gates and Elon Musk. The tranche of documents released by the US Department of Justice on Friday comes more than a month after the December 19 deadline set in legislation for all the Epstein-related documents to be published. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list The release spanning 3 million pages has cast a spotlight on two of the world’s richest men – Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Tesla founder Elon Musk – both of whom previously downplayed their connections to Epstein. In a draft email included among the documents, Epstein alleged Gates had engaged in extramarital affairs and sought his help procuring drugs “to deal with consequences of sex with …

Trump, Howard Lutnick, Steve Tisch in latest DOJ release

Trump, Howard Lutnick, Steve Tisch in latest DOJ release

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Ghislaine Maxwell and Jeffrey Epstein during a party at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, Feb. 12, 2000. Davidoff Studios Photography | Archive Photos | Getty Images The Justice Department on Friday released many more records from its investigative files on Jeffrey Epstein, resuming disclosures under a law intended to reveal what the government knew about the millionaire financier’s sexual abuse of young girls and his interactions with the rich and powerful. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the department was releasing more than 3 million pages of documents in the latest Epstein disclosure, as well as more than 2,000 videos and 180,000 images. The files, posted to the department’s website, include some of the several million pages of records that officials said were withheld from an initial release of documents in December. Congressional Democrats, who have been key to pushing for the release of case files on Epstein, are arguing that Friday’s release is only about half of the files that have been collected. The Epstein Files Transparency Act, a law enacted after months of …

Lutnick not expecting ‘upending’ of existing trade deals: ‘It’ll sort its way out’

Lutnick not expecting ‘upending’ of existing trade deals: ‘It’ll sort its way out’

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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick dismissed concerns that President Trump’s new tariffs could upend existing trade deals, saying he’s confident the disagreement with European allies over Trump’s push to acquire Greenland will “sort its way out.” In an interview with CBS News on Tuesday at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Lutnick defended Trump’s approach… Source link