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A new congressional deposition from billionaire Leslie Wexner is drawing attention to Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged connections with President Donald Trump and other prominent figures. Wexner said Epstein would “name drop” Trump and present him as a friend, while also saying he did not believe Trump and Epstein were actually friends. Wexner further told lawmakers he did not recall anything that would indicate Trump had a Sexual relationship with someone introduced through Epstein or Ghislaine Maxwell. The testimony comes as millions of additional Epstein-related files have been released, prompting renewed scrutiny of Epstein’s relationships with high-profile individuals and continued congressional investigations.

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00:00Would you consider Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein friends or friendly?
00:04Would you classify them that way in the information that you have?
00:07I think it's really two questions.
00:09Would I think they were friends?
00:12No.
00:14Jeffrey Epstein held him out as a friend.
00:18Great, thank you.
00:20We can go off the record.
00:22Did you ever spend time with Epstein and Donald Trump?
00:27Together?
00:28Yes.
00:39I want to answer this question accurately.
00:43I would go to some of the Victoria's Secret fashion shows.
00:47It was very important to the brand.
00:49At some of the fashion shows, Jeffrey was there and some Trump was there.
00:52And I remember, because Trump would always introduce himself to me,
00:55and I always thought it was kind of odd that he was at the fashion show because he had nothing
01:01to do with fashion.
01:02So the coincidence of them being together at an event, it could have been that.
01:10But I have no specific recollection.
01:12I never had a social or like a drink or a cup of coffee, something that would put them together.
01:23Okay, so just to clarify, because I want to make sure we're clear on the record.
01:26You're saying that you can recall instances potentially where Epstein and Trump were together and you were in their presence,
01:34or just a random scenario where Epstein may be there, Trump may be there separately, and then you were there.
01:42It would be at random, that would be accurate, if it happened, but I have no specific recollection.
01:49Okay.
01:53Did you ever see or become aware of President Trump having a sexual relationship with a person who was introduced
02:02to him by Epstein or Maxwell?
02:04No.
02:06Um, has Donald Trump ever discussed Jeffrey Epstein with you?
02:14No.
02:16Did Jeffrey Epstein ever discuss Donald Trump with you?
02:27I would describe it. He would name drop it. So he would say things like, I know President Clinton, or
02:35I know the Pope, or I know God, or, you know, or I know you.
02:39It was that kind of name dropping, but never, I can't remember a specific place, but Jeffrey dropped a lot
02:47of names.
02:48Okay. Okay. So to clarify, you believe he's specifically dropped Donald Trump's name?
02:55No. I'm saying it could have, and I don't remember.
02:59Okay. Um, did Epstein ever share any information with you about Donald Trump's sexual activities?
03:07No.
03:08Do you have a relationship with Donald Trump?
03:11No.
03:13But you've met him before.
03:17Um, he would, he introduced himself to me at the fashion show a couple of times, but I wouldn't say,
03:28hello, how are you, and, uh, like, you say met, like in, we, we knew each other, we don't know
03:34each other.
03:35He wouldn't, I'd be shocked if he remembered me.
03:37Okay. And, um, I know that you specifically mentioned the island that you have been to, Jeffrey's island.
03:46Um, do you recall seeing any of those persons that Jeffrey Epstein name dropped while you were on his island?
03:53No. Nobody was there, but Abigail, myself, Jeffrey, maybe I've got somebody cutting grass or something.
04:01Like, there was a maintenance person, I think, I don't specifically recall.
04:06I know for sure I was there. Abigail was there. Jeffrey was there.
04:10And there wasn't anything abnormal about the appearance of, um, the home, um, on the island, or, and, and the
04:20reason that I asked, just to give you clarification on what I mean by, um, abnormal.
04:25Um, we've heard reports of people being thrown off when they walked into his home in New York because there
04:33was a massage table that was just sitting randomly in the middle of a room.
04:38Did you see anything like that when you visited any property that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein?
04:47Well, just to clarify, when we visited the island, there was like a Pueblo building, like, oh, maybe a,
04:55a one room in a bathroom or something. It was pretty crummy. And the island was crummy. Uh, there were,
05:02you know, trees, there was no sand, there was no beach. It was just, it was a kind of a
05:06peculiar thing.
05:07It was an island, but it was like a pile of rocks. It was just, I was kind of shocked
05:12that it was, that anybody would buy it for any purpose.
05:18Uh, as far as seeing things, you know, I never was in the house, you know, I never, at his
05:24house in New York, uh, the house in Florida, we were there after he bought it,
05:29because I mentioned with the couples, I never saw a massage table or, or anything.
05:36Thank you, thank you so much. Um, thank you, uh, Mr. Weinstein for, uh, your ability to answer a lot
05:44of questions.
05:44I think when you meet the survivors, it becomes incredibly personal, especially for women on this committee.
05:50So I appreciate it, but I'd like to introduce exhibit. I believe it's F. Um, that the article is titled
05:56Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology record show,
06:01um, which is from a local affiliate. It's, uh, dated February 10, 2026, and we'll be able to get it
06:06to you.
06:06And it's about Dr. Rainey.
06:18I know they're passing it out, but, um, Mr. Wexner, in the article, explains that recent Department of Justice files
06:24indicate that in early 2000,
06:26Epstein was making quarterly payments to Dr. Michael Landon, who is the OBGYN and the chair of the OBGYN department
06:34at Ohio State University.
06:37And you said that your wife got, received services from Dr. Landon, so you know him.
06:42Yes.
06:43Okay. Dr. Landon said the payments were consulting services he provided for New York Strategy Group, which was some kind
06:51of firm associated with Epstein.
06:52Do you know why, why was he getting paid the quarterly payment by Epstein?
06:58Not a clue.
06:59Okay.
07:00Um, do you know if there was gynecology services being offered to Epstein for victims, women?
07:07No idea.
07:08Because you were, you're like, you're very associated with the Ohio State University, right?
07:13Yes.
07:13You were the board chair.
07:14Okay.
07:15Were you aware that Jeffrey Epstein was paying him quarterly payments?
07:19No.
07:19You weren't?
07:20No.
07:21Okay. So the article suggests that Epstein would bill of you and your wife for at least one of these
07:27payments in 2005, quote, as we have in prior years.
07:32That's evidence within the Department of Justice, Mr. Wexner.
07:37Were you aware of these $25,000 quarterly payments coming from your accounts in 2005 and earlier?
07:44Not until this moment.
07:45You know, Mr. Wexner, I'm watching this all unfold, and I just want you to know it's incredibly hard for
07:53people to understand you don't know this.
07:57Maybe you don't know the specific details.
07:59Maybe you don't know the dollar amounts.
08:02But Epstein was able to be empowered and enabled to hurt more people with your money.
08:07You understand that?
08:09Oh, yeah.
08:10He's a crook.
08:11I know.
08:13But you don't know the purpose of the payment, and the money's coming from you.
08:16It's your money.
08:17And you don't know why he's paying a doctor at Ohio State University.
08:21Sadly, I don't.
08:22Did you introduce him to Dr. Landon?
08:24No.
08:25How did he meet Dr. Landon?
08:27I wouldn't know that he met him.
08:29Because your wife received services from Dr. Michael Landon.
08:34Yes, and so did my daughter.
08:36Okay.
08:37So was it a routine practice for the New York State strategy groups' expenses to be paid by your accounts?
08:44I never heard of it.
08:45It's weird because it's your money going in to pay for this consulting services of another company.
08:53It's weird to me, too.
08:54So Dr. Landon never talked to you about these quarterly payments?
08:58In that trip, did you ever witness Donald Trump at the house?
09:02No.
09:03Do you recall any other prominent figures at the Palm Beach house?
09:07No, it was just Jeffrey and my friends.
09:12Who were the other friends?
09:13Judy and Steve Tuckerman.
09:15Dr. Stephen Tuckerman and his wife Judith.
09:20I'm sure they'll be delighted about that.
09:22No, they won't be.
09:23They're in heaven.
09:25Did you ever visit his island in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
09:28Yes.
09:30Can you tell us about those visits?
09:32Yes.
09:32Jeffrey invited us to see it.
09:40We were on a boat and we were on a boat and we went to the island with our kids.
09:45So Abigail, myself, and I can't remember how many kids we had, two or three or four, but at least
09:49two, walked around for a while and left.
09:54Probably an hour of visit.
09:56Okay, an hour.
09:57So on that trip, do you recall seeing any prominent figures on the island?
10:02No.
10:02It was a pretty crummy island.
10:05Okay.
10:06Did you ever visit his ranch in New Mexico or his house in Paris?
10:11Do you want to break those up for clarity?
10:13Did you ever visit his ranch in New Mexico?
10:16It was the same kind of thing.
10:17He wanted Abigail and I to see his ranch.
10:20We flew down there and drove around for an hour or two, got back on the plane and came home.
10:26And I don't think he had a house.
10:28So you would fly just to go visit for one hour?
10:32Yeah, I would fly to Europe for one hour on business trips.
10:37As crazy as it is, getting in the plane and going places for me was like going to the mailbox.
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