Overview
- Under subpoena, Les Wexner testified from his New Albany, Ohio home for roughly six hours, with a video and transcript expected to be released.
- Wexner denied knowledge of abuse, said he severed ties in 2007 after discovering theft, and cited repayments of about $100 million referenced in investigative memos.
- House Oversight Democrats said he downplayed the relationship and argued Epstein could not have funded planes, properties and trafficking without Wexner’s support.
- Records show Wexner granted Epstein power of attorney in 1991; FBI notes from 2019 say he was assessed as a potential secondary co‑conspirator but that evidence was limited and he has not been charged.
- Newly released files include a 2008 email exchange after Epstein’s plea deal, undercutting Wexner’s timeline, as survivors and advocates press institutions like Ohio State University to remove his name from facilities.