US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik has made explosive allegations about Jeffrey Epstein. US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik has made explosive allegations about Jeffrey Epstein. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik, a longtime businessman, made the explosive remarks during an appearance on Pod Force One, a podcast hosted by New York Post columnist Miranda Devine. “He gets weirdly close to me and says ‘the right kind of massage’, Mr Lutnik said, to which Devine responded: “Ew”. It must have been a trade.”When asked whether Mr Trump was aware of the alleged blackmail material, Mr Lutnik remained tight-lipped.