Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick called convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein the “greatest blackmailer ever” in an interview published Tuesday.

Lutnick told "Pod Force One" host Miranda Devine that Epstein was a “disgusting person” from whom he and his wife kept their distance.

The Commerce secretary, who was Epstein’s ex-neighbor, described to Devine his interaction with the financier during a tour of Epstein's home. Lutnick said the space was centered around a massage table surrounded with candles.

“I say to him, ‘Massage table in the middle of your house? How........

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