Lutnick Hangs On After Epstein Visit Revelation, Tariff Turmoil

Howard Lutnick has so far defied Beltway predictions of his ouster as commerce secretary, but his appearance in the Jeffrey Epstein files has put him in his toughest spot yet.

During an awkward appearance before a Senate panel recently, the billionaire former chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald LP sought to explain a 2012 trip to the disgraced financier’s private island. The visit with the notorious sex offender came years after his conviction for procurement of minors for prostitution — and during a period in which Lutnick had claimed he had no contact with Epstein.

Lutnick repeatedly insisted he “barely ...