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Les Wexner
Former CEO of L Brands, Independent

‘Did Trump have s*x with…’?: Les Wexner takes ‘careful pause’ as Crockett grills him over Epstein

📅 Feb 21, 2026 The Economic Times 16 MIN 100 SEGMENTS · 3 SPEAKERS
Former billionaire Les Wexner hesitates when pressed by Rep. Crockett about ties to Jeffrey Epstein, including a pointed question ...

Questions asked in this interview

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  1. 0:00Did you ever spend time with Epstein and Donald Trump together?
  2. 0:36Mark Landon, are you familiar with him?
  3. 1:25What is your relationship with Dr. Landon?
  4. 3:05... record, you're saying that you can recall instances potentially where Epstein and Trump were together and you were in their presence or just a random scenario where Epstein may be there, Trump may be there separately and then you would be?
  5. 3:59Did Jeffrey Epstein ever discuss Donald Trump with you?
  6. 5:19Do you recall seeing any of those persons that Jeffrey Epstein would name drop while you were on his island?
  7. 8:41Do you know if there is gynecology services being offered to Epstein for victims, women?
  8. 8:55Were you aware that Jeffrey Epstein was paying him quarterly payments?
  9. 10:04Did you introduce him to Dr. Landon?
  10. 10:41... claims from survivors, again they're redacted from some of the communication directly with Maxwell or directly with other women that were helping Epstein and your name comes up synonymously sometimes with Epstein. Did you know that?
  11. 12:45Can you provide that to the committee, sir?
  12. 13:53Why didn't you go after him?
Interviewer 0:00 ↗
Did you ever spend time with Epstein and Donald Trump together?
Les Wexner 0:04 ↗
Yes. I would go to some of the Victoria's Secret fashion shows. Trump would always introduce himself to me and I always thought it was kind of odd that he was at the fashion show because he had nothing to do with fashion.
Interviewer 0:17 ↗
Did you ever see or become aware of President Trump having a sexual relationship with a person who was introduced to him by Epstein or Maxwell? Did Epstein ever share any information with you about Donald Trump's sexual activities?
Les Wexner 0:34 ↗
No.
Interviewer 0:36 ↗
Yes. Thank you. I actually want to start in a little bit of a different place really quickly. Dr. Mark Landon, are you familiar with him?
Les Wexner 0:47 ↗
Who?
Interviewer 0:48 ↗
Dr. Mark Landon.
Les Wexner 0:49 ↗
Yes.
Interviewer 0:50 ↗
Okay. He was paid by Epstein on your behalf to consult on biomed investments. Is that correct?
Les Wexner 1:00 ↗
I just heard about that. I didn't know that till maybe, I don't know, last few days.
Interviewer 1:07 ↗
Okay. So, with you knowing Dr. Mark Landon, are you aware as to whether or not Dr. Landon ever was paid to render medical services to any of the alleged victims of Jeffrey Epstein?
Les Wexner 1:23 ↗
No.
Interviewer 1:25 ↗
What is your relationship with Dr. Landon?
Les Wexner 1:29 ↗
Abigail had a complicated pregnancy and their general obstetrician, I believe, referred her to Mark Landon. He is an obstetrician and that's how I met him and he delivered our children. And so my relationship with him is my wife's doctor.
Interviewer 1:55 ↗
Did you ever introduce him to Jeffrey Epstein?
Les Wexner 1:59 ↗
No.
Interviewer 2:00 ↗
Okay. All right. Did you ever spend time with Epstein and Donald Trump?
Les Wexner 2:09 ↗
Together?
Interviewer 2:10 ↗
Yes.
Les Wexner 2:21 ↗
I want to answer this question accurately. I would go to some of the Victoria's Secret fashion shows. It was very important to the brand. At some of the fashion shows, Jeffrey was there and some Trump was there. And I remember because Trump would always introduce himself to me. And I always thought it was kind of odd that he was at the fashion show because he had nothing to do with fashion. So the coincidence of them being together at an event, it could have been that, but I have no specific recollection and never had a social or like a drink or a cup of coffee, something, you know, that would put them together.
Interviewer 3:05 ↗
Okay. So, just to clarify, because I want to make sure we're clear on the record, you're saying that you can recall instances potentially where Epstein and Trump were together and you were in their presence or just a random scenario where Epstein may be there, Trump may be there separately and then you would be?
Les Wexner 3:24 ↗
It would be at random. That would be accurate if it happened, but I have no specific recollection.
Interviewer 3:31 ↗
Okay. Did you ever see or become aware of President Trump having a sexual relationship with a person who was introduced to him by Epstein or Maxwell?
Les Wexner 3:46 ↗
No.
Interviewer 3:48 ↗
Has Donald Trump ever discussed Jeffrey Epstein with you?
Les Wexner 3:56 ↗
Nope.
Interviewer 3:59 ↗
Did Jeffrey Epstein ever discuss Donald Trump with you?
Les Wexner 4:09 ↗
I would describe it, he would name drop. So he would say things like I know President Clinton or I know the Pope or I know God or, you know, or I know you. It was that kind of name dropping but never... I can't remember specific place but Jeffrey dropped a lot of names.
Interviewer 4:30 ↗
Okay. So to clarify, you believe he specifically dropped Donald Trump's name?
Les Wexner 4:37 ↗
No, I'm saying it could have, but I don't remember.
Interviewer 4:40 ↗
Okay. Did Epstein ever share any information with you about Donald Trump's sexual activities?
Les Wexner 4:49 ↗
No. Do you have a relationship with Donald Trump?
Interviewer 4:53 ↗
No.
Les Wexner 4:55 ↗
But you've met him before.
Interviewer 5:01 ↗
He would... he introduced himself to me at the fashion show a couple of times, but I wouldn't say hello, how are you? Like you say met like in we knew each other. We don't know each other. He wouldn't... I'd be shocked if he remembered me.
Okay. And I know that you specifically mentioned the island that you have been to, Jeff's island. Do you recall seeing any of those persons that Jeffrey Epstein would name drop while you were on his island?
Les Wexner 5:35 ↗
No, nobody was there but Abigail, myself, Jeffrey, maybe somebody cutting grass or something. There was a maintenance person I think. I don't specifically recall. I know for sure I was there, Abigail was there, Jeffrey was there.
Interviewer 5:52 ↗
And there wasn't anything abnormal about the appearance of the home on the island? And the reason that I asked, just to give you clarification on what I mean by abnormal, we've heard reports of people being thrown off when they walked into his home in New York because there was a massage table that was just sitting randomly in the middle of a room. Did you see anything like that when you visited any property that belonged to Jeffrey Epstein?
Les Wexner 6:29 ↗
But first to clarify, when we visited the island, there was like a prefab building, like maybe a one room and a bathroom or something. It was pretty crummy. And the island was crummy. There were no trees, there was no sand, there was no beach. It was just... it's a kind of a peculiar thing. It was an island, but it was like a pile of rocks. It was just... I was kind of shocked that anybody would buy it for any purpose. As far as seeing things, you know, I never was in the house, you know, I never at his house in New York. The house in Florida, we were there after he bought it because I mentioned with the couples, so I never saw a massage table or anything.
Congresswoman 7:19 ↗
Hello. Thank you so much. Thank you, Mr. Wexner, for your ability to answer a lot of questions. I think when you meet the survivors, it becomes incredibly personal, especially for women on this committee. So, I appreciate it. But, I'd like to introduce exhibit, I believe it's F. The article is titled 'Jeffrey Epstein made regular payments to Ohio State head of gynecology records show' which is from a local affiliate. It's dated February 10, 2026. We'll be able to get it to you. And it's about Dr... I know they're passing it out, but Mr. Wexner, in the article explains that recent Department of Justice files indicate that in early 2000, Epstein was making quarterly payments to Dr. Michael Landon who is an OB/GYN and the chair of the OB/GYN department at Ohio State University. And you said that your wife received services from Dr. Landon. So you know him.
Les Wexner 8:24 ↗
Yes.
Congresswoman 8:25 ↗
Okay. Dr. Landon said the payments were consulting services he provided for New York Strategy Group which was some kind of firm associated with Epstein. Do you know why? Why was he getting paid the quarterly payment by Epstein?
Les Wexner 8:39 ↗
Not a clue.
Congresswoman 8:41 ↗
Okay. Do you know if there is gynecology services being offered to Epstein for victims, women?
Les Wexner 8:49 ↗
No idea.
Congresswoman 8:50 ↗
Because you were... you're very associated with the Ohio State University, right?
Les Wexner 8:54 ↗
Yes.
Congresswoman 8:55 ↗
You were the board chair. Okay. Were you aware that Jeffrey Epstein was paying him quarterly payments?
Les Wexner 9:00 ↗
No.
Congresswoman 9:01 ↗
You weren't?

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Wexner, L. (2026, February 21). ‘Did Trump have s*x with…’?: Les Wexner takes ‘careful pause’ as Crockett grills him over Epstein [Interview transcript]. The Economic Times. CEOInterviews.AI. https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/725175/

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Les Wexner. "‘Did Trump have s*x with…’?: Les Wexner takes ‘careful pause’ as Crockett grills him over Epstein." The Economic Times, 21 Feb. 2026. Transcript, CEOInterviews.AI, https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/725175/.

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@misc{wexner2026_725175,
  author       = {Les Wexner},
  title        = {‘Did Trump have s*x with…’?: Les Wexner takes ‘careful pause’ as Crockett grills him over Epstein},
  howpublished = {Interview transcript, The Economic Times. CEOInterviews.AI},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = {feb},
  url          = {https://ceointerviews.ai/interview/725175/},
  note         = {Speaker-attributed transcript with timestamps}
}