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U.S. House Oversight Committee releases video of Les Wexner's deposition concerning Epstein

George Shillcock

Republican staff and multiple U.S. House Democratic congressmembers questioned Les Wexner on Feb. 18, 2026 regarding his relationship with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. A video was released on YouTube the following day.

U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-California) says he doesn't believe Ohio billionaire Leslie Wexner's testimony after he and other House Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee deposed Wexner in New Albany, Ohio on February 18, 2026 at the billionaire's mansion. Garcia was joined by U.S. Reps. David Min, Stephen Lynch, Jasmine Crockett, Yassamin Ansari and Dave Min, but no Republicans.

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U.S. House Democrats say they don't believe Les Wexner's denials about ties to Jeffrey Epstein

George Shillcock

House Oversight Ranking Member Robert Garcia of California and four other representatives say Les Wexner often answered their questions by saying he doesn't remember. Garcia said Wexner wasn't pleading the 5th Amendment to avoid incriminating himself.

A man who appears to be Les Wexner, center, puts his arms around Jeffrey Epstein, left, and a person whose face has been redacted at a social gathering in this undated image. The image appeared in the page after Wexner's handwritten note in a 2003 book celebrating Epstein's 50th birthday.

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Les Wexner's Congressional deposition about Jeffrey Epstein moved to Ohio from D.C.

George Shillcock

The U.S. House Oversight Committee will depose Ohio billionaire Les Wexner next week in Ohio, rather than in Washington D.C. as ordered by a congressional subpoena issued in January.

Democrats on the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform are examining how states regulate abortion clinics. From right are Reps. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y.

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House Oversight Committee Democrats To Examine Regulation Of Abortion Providers

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The hearing on Thursday will use Missouri — where the last remaining clinic that provides abortion could close over a dispute with health regulators — as a case study.