Stephen Hanson, whose empire included Blue Water Grill and Ruby Foo’s, performed an array of tasks, including arranging jobs, visas and entertainment for women.
The U.K. government released previously confidential documents showing former Prince Andrew was not qualified to be trade envoy. The release of the documents follows an investigation into Andrew’s ties to Jeffrey Epstein. NewsNation’s Rich Bodee has the details.
Papers were released after lawmakers accused Prince Andrew of prioritizing Epstein ties over Britain.
Ishmael Reed, provocateur and playwright, has a few words for the billionaires of Silicon Valley.
Lutnick said last year that he cut ties with Epstein, his former neighbor, in 2005. But the Epstein files indicate that the two kept in contact, including for a 2012 lunch on Epstein's private island.
House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) told reporters ahead of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s testimony before the panel that Lutnick had not been “100 percent truthful” about whether he had been on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s island. Lutnick is appearing before the Oversight panel on Wednesday for a closed-door, transcribed interview as part of its investigation into Epstein. #epstein #lutnick #housecommittee
Lutnick volunteered to sit for deposition and the secretary has maintained that he has done "nothing wrong" and intends to set the record straight. He has not been accused of any crime.
Jeffrey Epstein’s messages cast light on an unusual building on his private island and show how his connections helped him secure tapestries from Mecca for it.
New documents reveal what professors did to help Jeffrey Epstein get inside Harvard’s gates.
Britain’s foreign office overruled vetting officials in granting Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, the highest level of security clearance, the government said.