Overview

• Lutnick recounted a 2005 tour of Jeffrey Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse where he says Epstein showed a candle-lit room centered on a massage table, after which Lutnick and his wife cut off contact.
• He asserted that wealthy associates “participated” in Epstein’s routine of offering massages and said he assumes encounters were recorded on video.
• Lutnick speculated that Epstein may have traded such videos to secure his 2008 plea deal and 18‑month sentence, while emphasizing it was his assumption and not based on direct knowledge.
• The Justice Department and FBI said in a July memo they found no credible evidence of a client list or blackmail of prominent individuals and no basis to investigate uncharged third parties.
• A spokesperson for Bill Gates denied improper conduct after being mentioned in the interview, and no new documentary evidence has been produced to substantiate Lutnick’s claims.