(February 18, 2026)

Former retail magnate Les Wexner was deposed Wednesday by the House Oversight Committee in Ohio, and no Republican members were present for the session, multiple news outlets reported — adding a new flashpoint in the congressional probe into Jeffrey Epstein’s network.

The questioning took place at Wexner’s home in New Albany, Ohio, where Democratic lawmakers led the deposition into the billionaire’s decades-long ties with Epstein following the release of justice department files under the Epstein Files Transparency Act