After what must have been quite the prep session with lawyers, billionaire Les Wexner - who gave Jeffrey Epstein "about a billion dollars" in cash and assets - testified to the House Oversight Committee on Wednesday that he was "conned" by Epstein, and denied any wrongdoing.
In aprepared statement, the 88-year-old former L Brands (which owned Victoria's Secret) CEO said:
Let me state from the start: I was naïve, foolish, and gullible to put any trust in Jeffrey Epstein.He was a con man.And while I was conned, I have done nothing wrong and have nothing to hide. I completely and irrevocably cut ties with Epstein nearly twenty years ago when I learned that he was an abuser, a crook, and a liar.
And, let me be crystal clear:I never witnessed nor had any knowledge of Epstein's criminal activity.I was never a participant nor coconspirator in any of Epstein's illegal activities. To my enormous embarrassment and regret, like many others,I was duped by a world-class con man.I cannot undo that part of my personal history even as I regret ever having met him.
350 attorneys charging $2000/hour drafted this.https://t.co/eT6TSa4PID
Yet many aren't buying it -including the FBIin 2019, which listed Wexner as a potential co-conspirator.
MeanwhileEpsteinwrote to Wexnerin a draft email: "You and I had ‘gang stuff’ for over 15 years," adding "I owe a great debt to you, as frankly you owe to me" and that he had "no intention of divulging any confidence of ours."
Epstein’s note: “never ever did anything without informing Les [Wexner]”, “would never give him up”. Dershowitz: “don’t take deal”. Made around the time of victims’ discovery requests. Recall that Wexner began funding Epstein in ‘91, same year he founded pro-Israel “Mega Group”.https://t.co/ESzEQbck81pic.twitter.com/wDF1Eit3Cl
After launching a business relationship in the 1980s, Wexner and Epstein formed 'a financial and personal bond that baffled longtime associates,' according to theNew York Times.
"I think we both possess the skill of seeing patterns," Wexner toldVanity Fairin 2003. "But Jeffrey sees patterns in politics and financial markets, and I see patterns in lifestyle and fashion trends."
Source: ZeroHedge News
