Overview
- Under subpoena, the House Oversight Committee deposed Wexner for six hours at his Ohio home, and video of the session is now available with a transcript expected.
- Wexner said he severed ties around 2007 after discovering Epstein stole from his family and maintained he never knew of or witnessed abuse.
- Democratic members, led by Rep. Robert Garcia, argued Wexner’s money and authority enabled Epstein’s operation and criticized his testimony as evasive.
- Federal records released under congressional order show the FBI labeled Wexner a potential or secondary co‑conspirator in 2019 but noted limited evidence; he has not been charged and was told he was not a target.
- Files detail that Wexner gave Epstein power of attorney in 1991 and that Epstein later repaid $100 million after alleged misappropriation, with a 2008 email from Wexner to Epstein complicating his claimed 2007 cutoff.