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Fact-check: Numerous recent X posts from March 3-4, 2026, including from ABC News, Fox News Politics, NEWSMAX, and users quoting Chairman James Comer's announcement, confirm that Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has proactively agreed to voluntarily appear for a transcribed interview before the House Oversight Committee as part of the Epstein investigation. This is corroborated by the official House Oversight Committee press release and reports from BBC, NBC, and The Guardian itself. No contradictions or discrepancies found; fully consistent with real-time evidence.
Howard Lutnick agrees to appear before US House panel on Epstein network
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Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein's criminal network. Committee chair James Comer announced that Lutnick proactively agreed to a transcribed interview. Lutnick had previously acknowledged visiting the convicted sex offender on his private island in 2012.