Epstein Scandal: Trump, Lutnick Ties

The Jeffrey Epstein scandal continues to unfold with new revelations impacting prominent figures. An FBI interview summary from 2019 suggests that Donald Trump may have known about Jeffrey Epstein's sex crimes as early as 2006, contradicting his previous assertions. The former police chief of Palm Beach, Florida, Michael Reiter, confirmed that Donald Trump called him in 2006, stating 'everyone has known he's been doing this' about Jeffrey Epstein. Separately, Howard Lutnick, the United States Secretary of Commerce, is facing bipartisan calls for his resignation after Justice Department files revealed he visited Jeffrey Epstein's private island in 2012, seven years after he claimed to have cut off all ties. Howard Lutnick testified before the United States, attempting to distance himself from Jeffrey Epstein, but emails contradicted his statements. Ghislaine Maxwell, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, refused to answer questions during a deposition before the United States — United States House of Representatives oversight committee, invoking her Fifth Amendment rights. Congressional Democrats, including Chuck Schumer and Teresa Leger Fernández, introduced 'Virginia's Law,' legislation named after Jeffrey Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre, to make it easier for adult victims of sex trafficking to sue their abusers.