L Brands founder and former CEO Les Wexner speaks during the company’s investor day at the retailer’s headquarters in New Albany, Ohio, on Nov. 2, 2017. (Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
Although Wexner’s business connections with Epstein are well-documented, new files reveal authorities had internally considered Wexner an accessory to Epstein’s crimes.
Wexner was one of Epstein's largest and earliest clients, having brought on Epstein's consulting and financial advising services for his companies, according to Wexner and financial statements. In addition to Victoria's Secret, L Brands also included companies like Abercrombie & Fitch and Bath & Body Works.
In one FBI memo dated Aug. 15, 2019 — five days after Epstein killed himself in prison — the bureau listed Wexner as a "co-conspirator" alongside Ghislaine Maxwell and five others. At the time of his death, Epstein was charged with sex trafficking minors.
According to Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., the DOJ had redacted some mentions of Wexner's name until pressed about why they hadn’t been made public.
"The DOJ has been redacting alleged Epstein billionaire co-conspirator Les Wexner’s identity," Garcia said in a post to X.
"That’s why Oversight Democrats forced a subpoena for him to testify," Garcia said. "He will answer our questions under oath next week."
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Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., speaks to the media on March 11, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Ricky Carioti/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
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"Appearing in the Epstein files does not prove guilt, but Leslie Wexner was designated as a co-conspirator of Epstein for ‘child sex trafficking," Massie wrote in a social media post Tuesday.
The Wexner Foundation did not immediately respond to a request for comment on whether Wexner intended to answer lawmakers’ questions or if he would invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.
Leo Briceno is a politics reporter for the congressional team at Fox News Digital. He was previously a reporter with World Magazine.
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