Why the FBI never questioned Epstein benefactor Les Wexner

Published February 20, 2026 2:22pm ET



Billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner testified under oath that neither the FBI nor the Justice Department interviewed him about Jeffrey Epstein, a revelation drawing new attention to how federal investigators handled potential witnesses tied to the disgraced financier.

During a more than four-hour videotaped House oversight committee deposition released on Thursday, Wexner said he was never directly contacted by federal authorities at any point during the government’s sex trafficking investigations into the late convicted sex offender, despite their decadeslong business relationship and Wexner’s repeated appearance in investigative records.

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