Shortly after Howard Lutnick, the Commerce Secretary, was caught making false claims about severing ties with notorious convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, documents revealed another member of Trump's administration had connections to Epstein. Dr. Mehmet Oz, currently leading the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, hosted Epstein at a Valentine's celebration in 2016—nearly a decade following Epstein's registration as a sex offender. Oh, boy!
An email sent by Mehmet and Lisa Oz to Epstein had "Mehmet and Liza Oz's Valentine's Day Celebration" as its subject. The email included an electronic invitation.
Ghislaine Maxwell statement on @PamBondi's testimony in Congress today: https://t.co/Tx2u0E1c23
— Jacob Shamsian ⚖️ (@JayShams) February 12, 2026
On Wednesday, Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu played the clip of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump hanging out at a party together for Attorney General Pam Bondi, who was highly combative in front of the House Judiciary Committee.
So far, and we're sure there will be more to add to this list:
Howard Lutnick's emails show he remained in contact with Epstein through 2018, years after Epstein's 2008 conviction. Documents indicate potential visits to Epstein's private island.
John Phelan (Secretary of the Navy) - Flight manifests show he traveled on Epstein's private plane in 2006 on at least two transatlantic flights.
Steve Feinberg (Deputy Secretary of Defense) - Named in documents as having connections to Epstein.
Ben Black (head of U.S. International Development Finance Corporation) - Email correspondence shows contact between Epstein's assistant and Black.
And now Dr. Oz.
And of course, Donald J. Trump. You guys, we need to start calling them the Trump Files now.
