Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has volunteered to testify before congressional investigators in their investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
He would be the first sitting politician and closest Trump ally to be interviewed in the probe to date.
The news comes weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) released documents showing Lutnick and his family visited Epstein's island in 2012, years after the late financier was registered as a offender.
An image released by the DOJ shows Lutnick on the island with Epstein in 2012.
The revelations caused much uproar because Lutnick previously said he 'was never in the room' with Epstein except once in 2005 when he visited the financier's home, which was in Lutnick's Manhattan neighborhood.
Setting the record straight
The House Oversight Committee's probe into Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell has elicited testimony from many high-ranking political figures, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, former Attorney General Bill Barr and former Commerce Secretary Alex Acosta - who oversaw Epstein's 2008 plea deal.
'I look forward to appearing before the committee,' Lutnick told Axios. 'I have done nothing wrong and I want to set the record straight.'
Lutnick reached out to the committee's Republican chairman, James Comer, to indicate that he is willing to testify, an administration source told the outlet.
The commerce secretary has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
The closed-door interview will take place in the upcoming weeks, Axios reported. A transcript of the session is expected to be released after the sit-down.
Despite claiming that he cut ties with Epstein in 2005, Lutnick corresponded with Epstein on multiple occasions, the DOJ files show.
The fundraiser recruit
For example, one email released by the department showed that Lutnick and Epstein had scheduled a meeting over drinks in May 2011.
Congresswoman Nancy Mace grilled Hillary Clinton over Lutnick's attempts to recruit Epstein to a 2016 campaign fundraiser during Hillary's deposition with the committee last week.
Clinton said she only knew Lutnick through her work as a New York senator in assisting families after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks.
Lutnick lost hundreds of employees from his company, which was housed in the World Trade Center.
Mace did not provide evidence Clinton sought funds from Epstein.
Delivering for the people
'Secretary Lutnick has proactively agreed to appear voluntarily before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,' House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said in a statement.
'I commend his demonstrated commitment to transparency and appreciate his willingness to engage with the Committee. I look forward to his testimony.'
The White House has backed Lutnick despite his involvement in the files.
'Secretary Lutnick continues to be a critical asset for President Trump, having played a key role in securing major trade and investment deals,' White House spokesman Kush Desai told the Daily Mail in a statement.
'The entire Trump administration, including Secretary Lutnick, remain focused on delivering more wins for the American people.'