Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick repeatedly shut down questions about his past ties to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein during a budget hearing Thursday.He refused to address discrepancies in his statements and insisted the setting was "not" the place to discuss them because he was appearing before the House Appropriations Committee to discuss the budget.Lutnick deflected as Rep. Grace Meng, D-N.Y., pressed him on why he claimed to have cut off contact with Epstein in 2005 despite evidence they remained in touch for years afterward, amid mounting calls for his removal from the Trump admini...
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