Attorney For Epstein Associate Les Wexner Caught On Hot Mic
Billionaire Les Wexner During testimony before the House Oversight Committee, he received explicit advice from an attorney about his ties to the late convicted felon jeffrey epstein.
Perhaps a little tired of Wexner’s long answers and meandering anecdotes, the lawyer leaned in and offered a warning that the microphone probably wasn’t meant to pick up.
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“If you answer any other question with more than five words, I’ll kill you, okay?” said the lawyer, smiling.
Wexner, 88, chuckled.
C-SPAN highlighted the moment:
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Wexner faces new scrutiny after his name appears more than 1,000 times in newly released Epstein files. Also deceased Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre claimed that was smuggled to Wexner et al.
Wexner has denied any wrongdoing and said that Epstein tricked him.
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“I think what’s really important for this group to understand is that, looking back, I was duped by the Olympic cheater of all time,” Wexner said. He also described Epstein as an “incredible con artist.”
New York Times Reported in 2019 Wexner gave Epstein “broad powers over his finances, charitable giving, and private life,” including full power of attorney to act on his behalf. Wexner He also told Vanity Fair in 2003 He said Epstein had “excellent judgment and unusually high standards” and was “always a very loyal friend.”
But in testimony this week, Wexner claimed he never considered Epstein a close friend.
“I didn’t see Jeffrey as a friend. I saw Jeffrey the same way I saw my lawyer, Matt,” he said, pointing to one of the other lawyers. “We’re friendly, but we’re not friends.”
