Ro Khanna calls on Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify on Epstein relationships
Khanna called for Trump to answer congressional questions about his relationship with Epstein; the White House said Trump had been exonerated.

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TAP FOR WHYCredibility rates Yahoo News, which republished this story. The other scores rate the article itself.
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- Source type — An established national-news platform; this story is credited to NBC News as its original source.
- Transparency — The page identifies the author and explicitly says the article was originally published on NBCNews.com.
- Author attribution — The article names Alexandra Marquez and attributes statements to the people and organizations quoted.
- Editorial standards — The text includes denials and competing accounts, but Yahoo is republishing rather than demonstrating its own reporting process here.
The article attributes claims to named participants and includes responses from Lutnick and the White House, alongside an NBC News analysis of unreleased interview materials. It offers useful context but limited direct sourcing on the underlying relationships and allegations.
HOW WE SCORE ↗The account includes Khanna’s call for testimony, Lutnick’s denial and explanation, the White House’s defense of Trump, and reporting about records not released by the Justice Department. It gives less space to independent corroboration or responses from the woman whose allegations are mentioned.
- Counterarguments presented — Lutnick and the White House are quoted denying wrongdoing or defending Trump.
- Source diversity — Includes a lawmaker’s account, official responses, and an NBC News analysis.
- Omitted context — The woman whose allegations are mentioned does not speak in the article, and the underlying records are not reproduced.
- Loaded language — The reporting is generally restrained and presents claims as attributed statements.
The article uses largely neutral language, attributes claims and denials, and includes the White House’s response as well as reporting that raises questions about the release of records.
- Language tone — Mostly descriptive wording, with allegations and denials attributed to their sources.
- Source selection — Includes Khanna, Lutnick’s account, the White House response, and an NBC News analysis.
- Framing — Frames the story around a request for testimony and the records prompting scrutiny, without an explicit editorial verdict.
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Rep. Ro Khanna called for President Donald Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to testify to Congress about their relationships with Jeffrey Epstein, and said he is working with a Republican colleague to subpoena Lutnick. The request follows newly released emails showing a longer history between Lutnick and Epstein than was previously known.
Khanna said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that Trump and Lutnick should answer questions before Congress, and that he was working with a Republican colleague to subpoena Lutnick. Rep. Nancy Mace separately said she supported asking Lutnick to testify. Newly released Justice Department files included emails indicating a longer history between Lutnick and Epstein than had previously been known, including coordination for a trip to Epstein’s island. Lutnick has denied wrongdoing and said at a Senate hearing that his family accompanied him on the trip.
The article also reports that Trump has denied wrongdoing and that the White House said he had been “totally exonerated.” An NBC News analysis found that the Justice Department had not released notes and summaries of three interviews with a South Carolina woman who made allegations against Epstein and Trump. Bill and Hillary Clinton testified separately before the House Oversight Committee the prior week; both denied knowledge of or wrongdoing related to Epstein.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo good or bad look here
This story reports what happened without casting Trump in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Trump’s record.
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SWIPE →President asked by Khanna to testify about his relationship with Epstein
Commerce Secretary asked by Khanna to testify about his relationship with Epstein
Lutnick's version of this story ↗Representative urging Trump and Lutnick to testify and working toward a subpoena for Lutnick
Khanna's version of this story ↗Representative who said she supported asking Lutnick to testify
House Minority Leader criticized in a White House spokeswoman’s statement
Representative criticized in a White House spokeswoman’s statement
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