What Jeffrey Epstein's victims said about Les Wexner?

As pressure mounts for all the Jeffrey Epstein files to be released, an abuse survivor stood outside capitol hill last week and invoked the name of Ohio’s richest man Les Wexner.

Annie Farmer said Les Wexner, the L Brands founder, supplied enormous amounts of epstein’s wealth and, as such, told reporters he should face ramifications. Wexner has not been charged with any crime or tied to the sex trafficking charges that landed Epstein in jail.

We’ll also discuss President Trump’s plans to send National Guard troops to more cities. Ohio’s National Guard is already in Washington, DC., could Ohio’s troops be headed there as well.

The Ohio Congressional Map must be redrawn this year. New maps for Ohio’s 15 Congressional seats must be finalized by November.

Ohio Sheriffs are leasing jails to ICE, for a fee. At least four Ohio jails and two other correctional facilities are holding hundreds of people awaiting deportation. The sheriffs call it a clear financial benefit.

This Week’s Panel
Jessie Balmert, reporter with the USA Today Ohio Network
Sarah Donaldson, reporter with the Ohio Public Radio Statehouse News Bureau
Jake Zuckerman, reporter with Signal Ohio

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Chapters
00:00 – Introduction
00:18 – More Wexner-Epstein Connections
06:43 – Trump sends National Guard to More Cities
12:42 – Ohio Congressional Redistricting Coming
19:24 – Ohio Sheriffs Leasing Jails to ICE
24:36 – Off The Record Comments
26:10 – End Credits

Thumbnail Image: AP image composite of Jeffrey Epstein hugging Ghislaine Maxwell on the left and Les Wexner on the right, with the text More Epistein-Wexner Connections along with the WOSU Public Media logo.

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