How US commerce secretary's Epstein links were uncovered by British whistleblower
Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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"I was completely shocked."
— Simon Andriesz , Activist
"I'm exposing Howard Lutnick's relationship, financial links, with Jeffrey Epstein, and there's no interest."
— Simon Andriesz , Activist
Key People
Commerce secretary during Trump's administration.
Jeffrey Epstein was an American financier and convicted sex offender.
Prince Andrew is a member of the British royal family.
Simon Andriesz is a former managing director at a Wall Street firm and uncovered evidence linking Lutnick to Epstein.
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Simon Andriesz made the discovery about Howard Lutnick in publicly released Epstein files.
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