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Joy Behar didn’t hold back on her thoughts regarding those entangled in Jeffrey Epstein’s notorious sex-trafficking scandal, stating they deserve capital punishment.
During a segment on The View, Behar and her co-hosts delved into the revelations from the latest “Epstein Files” released on Wednesday, highlighting the gravity of the allegations.
This discussion followed the Department of Justice’s recent exposure of six influential figures previously linked to Epstein, their identities now unredacted.
Among those named was Howard Lutnick, former Secretary of Commerce under Donald Trump, who was discovered to have visited Epstein’s private island in 2012 despite previously denying any such connections.
Lutnick, now 64, had claimed he severed ties with Epstein back in 2005. This contradiction sparked Behar’s intense reaction during the broadcast.
‘No, there’s nothing worse,’ the host said of pedophilia. ‘If you are accused of raping a nine year old, a 12 year old, whatever, there’s nothing worse than that. In fact, I believe in the death penalty for some of these.’
She added:  ‘Of course they’ll cover for each other. Of course they’re going to lie – because once that gets out, they are finished. So just accept that they are liars.’
The men named have not been accused of criminal wrongdoing.
Joy Behar wants the death penalty for men who allegedly helped Jeffrey Epstein molest children, she said on The View Wednesday
Epstein – seen here with currently incarcerated accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell – had several powerful figures in his orbit before his operation was found out
In Lutnick’s case, though, the disproven claims have raised alarms.Â
The pains officials have gone through to redact his and others’ names has also perturbed some.
Sunny Hostin, a former federal attorney, told the panel that Lutnick should either resign or be fired as she called on Trump who appointed him, to do the honors.
‘This is the commerce secretary,’ she said. ‘This is the person that is the chief advisor on the economy to the president, job growth. We’re talking about trade.
‘The fact that he could lie so audaciously means to me that he is not fit for his position. He must resign. We should be collectively calling for his resignation.
‘He is unfit, as much of the cabinet is unfit, but he is especially unfit.
‘Resignation is the right thing, and he if he doesn’t resign, this guy Lutnick, I think the president is really good at firing people. Remember: “You’re fired! You’re fired!” He needs to fire him.’
‘When you lay down with dogs, you wake up with fleas,’ Whoopi Goldberg added. Â
Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick – seen here being grilled by representatives about the extent of his relationship with Epstein on Tuesday – traveled to the financier’s island in 2012. He previously said he cut ties with Epstein in 2005
‘Of course they’ll cover for each other. Of course they’re going to lie – because once that gets out, they are finished. So just accept that they are liars,’ Behar told her cohosts, who agreed that Lutnick should either be fired or resign
‘Well, the fleas are coming home to roost.’
The six men identified this week were Victoria’s Secret founder Leslie Wexner, Emirati billionaire Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, Italian politician Nicola Caputo, and three lesser-known men known as Salvatore Nuara, Zurab Mikeladze, and Leonic Leonov.
Wexner, 88, was the only one labeled a co-conspirator by the FBI.Â
The others corresponded with Epstein about subjects ranging from business deals to politics and sex, feds wrote in the files.