Epstein Scandal Roars Back on Capitol Hill
From The Beat with Ari Melber by Ari Melber, MS NOW
May 7, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 2605066
About this episode
Ari Melber reports on Congress's questioning of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick regarding the Epstein files.
Congress grilled Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on the Epstein files, in which he is named over 200 times. MS NOW’s Ari Melber reports and is joined by Nancy Erika Smith, Emily Bazelon, Ruth Ben-Ghiat and Jason Johnson.
People in this episode
Host: Ari Melber
Guests: Howard Lutnick, Nancy Erika Smith, Emily Bazelon, Ruth Ben-Ghiat, Jason Johnson
Topics covered
- Epstein Scandal
- Congress
- Commerce Secretary
- Howard Lutnick
- Capitol Hill
- Political Accountability
Keywords
- Epstein
- Congress
- Howard Lutnick
- Capitol Hill
- Ari Melber
- politics
- government
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Organizations: MS NOW
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