Trump would fire Howard Lutnick if he watched his Epstein testimony, Democrats say

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump would fire Howard Lutnick if he watched his Epstein testimony, Democrats sayHouse Oversight Committee members demand Commerce Secretary’s resignation after ‘evasive’ answers during closed-door interviewAlex Woodward Wednesday 06 May 2026 19:58 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2971797","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/howard-lutnick-epstein-house-oversight-testimony-trump-b2971797.html","title":"Trump would fire Howard Lutnick if he watched his Epstein testimony, Democrats say"}}CloseTrump would fire Lutnick if he saw his Epstein testimony, Democrats saySign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMetho...