NEW: Howard Lutnick, the billionaire who serves as President Trump’s commerce secretary, planned a visit to Epstein’s island in 2012. Lutnick previously claimed that he was so revolted by Epstein that he had cut ties with him years earlier. 1/6 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

Last year, Lutnick said in an interview that he visited Epstein’s home around 2005 and was so troubled by what he saw that he decided never to associate with him again. “So I was never in the room with him socially, for business, or even philanthropy.” 2/6

But the new Epstein files show a series of subsequent interactions. That included this email from Lutnick about bringing his family and others to visit Epstein at his private island, Little St. James. 3/6 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

I reached Lutnick on his cell phone today. He said he could not comment because he had not seen the documents, claimed that he had “spent zero time with” Epstein, and then hung up. 4/6 www.nytimes.com/2026/01/30/u...

The records suggest that the island meeting with Lutnick and Epstein did occur. A day after it was supposed to happen, an Epstein assistant forwarded Lutnick a message from Epstein. “Nice seeing you,” it said. 5/6

We are posting live updates here as we explore the millions of Epstein records released today, including details on Donald Trump and Bill Gates. 6/6 www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...