Power of Attorney and Power Abuse: Survivors Target Wexner in New Suit (4/3/26) - The Epstein Chronicles

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The Epstein Chronicles – Episode Summary
Episode Title: Power of Attorney and Power Abuse: Survivors Target Wexner in New Suit
Host: Bobby Capucci
Date: April 3, 2026

Episode Overview

In this episode, Bobby Capucci examines a new lawsuit filed by a group of Jeffrey Epstein survivors against billionaire retail magnate Les Wexner and the Wexner Foundation. The episode focuses on recent legal action asserting that Wexner enabled Epstein’s international sex trafficking enterprise through financial and influential support. Capucci analyzes the suit’s implications, dives into Wexner’s long-standing but controversial relationship with Epstein, criticizes the lack of robust investigation by authorities, and speculates on the broader repercussions for powerful elites connected to Epstein.

Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Survivors’ Lawsuit Against Les Wexner and The Wexner Foundation

Announcement of Suit: A group of survivors have come together to sue Les Wexner and his foundation, alleging complicity in Epstein’s crimes ([00:18]).
Depth of Relationship: Capucci expresses surprise that legal action hadn’t happened earlier, given Wexner’s years of financial and emotional support for Epstein.
- "I'm shocked to see that nobody has sued him up until now. But this probably means that the floodgates are going to open and that Les Wexner is now on the clock." ([00:50])
Legal Allegations: Survivors argue Wexner directly enabled Epstein to establish and sustain his trafficking operation, providing resources and connections for the abuse.

2. Wexner’s Connections & Alleged Complicity

Business and Personal Ties: Detailed Wexner’s decades-long business and close personal relationship with Epstein, lasting from the 1980s to 2007.
Lack of Official Scrutiny: Despite years of speculation, law enforcement has never properly interviewed Wexner.
- "We know for a fact that Wexner was not talked to by the FBI or law enforcement. So what kind of investigation could have been done?" ([01:30])
Congressional Deposition: Wexner was deposed for five hours in February, with Capucci criticizing politicians for their lack of attendance and seriousness.
- "You mean the meeting that none of the Republicans could bother to show up to? God forbid we hold Les Wexner’s feet to the fire." ([04:10])

3. Financial Entanglements and Denials

Massive Payments: Wexner paid Epstein approximately $200 million over the years allegedly for wealth management, which Capucci finds highly suspect.
- "Epstein’s wealth management services, huh? The high school dropout... That guy. That’s who the owner of L Brands and Victoria’s Secret was leaning on. Okay? I mean, if you want to believe that, that's cool. Me, personally, I don't believe a minute of it." ([05:03])
Wexner’s Denials: Wexner claims all payments were aboveboard and maintains he had no knowledge of Epstein’s crimes, but Capucci fervently rejects this narrative.
- "You knew. And like the rest of these pieces of shit, you didn't care. That's what it comes down to. You didn't give a shit. And the truth is, you still don't care." ([05:50])

4. Role of Victoria’s Secret and Property Transactions

Abuse of Brand Access: Survivors allege Wexner should have known Epstein was using his connection to Victoria’s Secret to access and abuse young women.
- "If you're the boss, you're the CEO, you're the top dog. The buck stops with you." ([07:12])
Manhattan Mansion: The lawsuit focuses on the nine East 71st Street Corporation, through which Wexner purchased—and later sold—Epstein’s infamous mansion.
- "Each of the survivors in the lawsuit discusses being assaulted at the New York home between 2000 and 2016. Three of the survivors were minors at the time..." ([09:22])

5. RICO and the Elite’s “Protected” Status

Comparisons to Organized Crime: Capucci asserts that if this were a Mafia enterprise, everyone in Epstein’s circle would be prosecuted under RICO statutes.
- "They would have been hit with RICO. And when you get blasted with RICO, it's like an atom bomb going off." ([10:07])
Critique of Narrow Investigations: The limited scope of previous cases allowed high-profile figures like Wexner to avoid consequences.

6. Wexner Foundation’s Role

Epstein’s Role as Trustee: Epstein served as a trustee of the Wexner Foundation for 15 years, giving him significant influence and access.
- "If he was abusing anybody during that time, and we know he was, you're on the hook. I'm sorry, but that's how it works." ([13:37])
Foundation’s Internal Review: In 2020, an internal foundation review claimed Epstein didn’t use his foundation role to facilitate abuse—survivors strongly dispute this.

7. Plaintiffs’ Demands and Settlement Speculation

Damages Sought: Survivors are asking for monetary damages related to distress, medical, and legal fees.
Host’s Prediction: Capucci expects the case will settle, speculating Wexner will want to avoid public legal discovery.
- "My guess is we’re going to see a settlement. I highly doubt that Les Wexner is too keen on discovery." ([15:02])

Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On Law Enforcement Failures:
"Are you really being investigated if the investigators never speak to you directly? That would be a pretty big deal, right?" ([01:47])
On the Accountability of Corporate Leaders:
"We're not talking about some clandestine employee that was hired in Bangladesh. We're talking about somebody that was very close to Les Wexner, who was using that position to rape and traffic girls." ([07:38])
On RICO and Elite Protection:
"If he was in the Mafia, right? If this was a Mafia case. Everybody associated with Epstein would have been caught up. Everybody." ([10:07])
On Double Standards:
"When you're Les Wexner, you have a different set of rules that you abide by. You know, the set of rules that says you don't have to talk to the FBI or the government when they're investigating your best friend for human trafficking." ([13:58])

Important Timestamps

00:18: Introduction to survivors’ lawsuit against Wexner
01:30: Discussion of Wexner's lack of investigation by law enforcement
04:10: Recap of congressional deposition and lack of accountability
05:03: Critique of Wexner’s financial transactions with Epstein
07:12: Argument that Wexner should have controlled the abuse
09:22: Explaining the Manhattan mansion's role in the case
10:07: Comparison to Mafia and RICO prosecutions
13:37: Wexner Foundation and Epstein’s involvement
15:02: Prediction about the lawsuit’s likely outcome

Final Thoughts & Forward Look

Bobby Capucci concludes by promising further deep dives, including a detailed reading of the lawsuit itself in future episodes. He emphasizes that the case illustrates not just individual failures, but a broader pattern of institutional and social complicity that protected the powerful from consequences.

"All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box." ([16:45])

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What's up, everyone? And welcome to another episode of the Epstein Chronicles. A group of Epstein survivors have banded together Sue Les Wexner and the Wexner foundation due to his complicity or alleged complicity with Jeffrey Epstein. And this is a long time coming. I'm surprised that this hasn't happened previously considering all we know about Les Wexner, all of the support that he was giving to Jeffrey Epstein, whether it was emotionally or financially. I was honestly shocked that we hadn't seen this earlier, especially considering the depths of to which Jeffrey Epstein and Les Wexner's friendship reached. I mean, we're talking about years and years of enabling Jeffrey Epstein's financially and otherwise. So I'm shocked to see that nobody has sued him up until now. But this probably means that the floodgates are going to open and that Les Wexner is now on the clock. Today's article is from KXAN and the headline Epstein Survivors Sue Les Wexner and the Wexner Foundation. This article was authored by Katie Millard. Survivors, a convicted sex offender, Jeffrey Epstein, are suing Les Wexner and the Wexner foundation, alleging they enabled Epstein to build an international sex trafficking ring and to commit heinous acts of gender motivated violence. Well, that all tracks, all of that sounds like everything we've been talking about for years. And as far as I'm concerned, nobody's ever really looked into Les Wexner and his relationship with Epstein the way it should be looked into. And that's not my opinion. We know for a fact that Wexner was not talked to by the FBI or law enforcement. So what kind of investigation could have been done? Wexner, a billionaire retail executive, had a well documented business relationship and apparent friendship with Epstein from the 80s until 2007, when Wexner said he cut ties. Although his close ties to Epstein have been the subject of FBI and congressional probes, Wexner has long denied any involvement or knowledge of Epstein's crimes. And that might be the case as far as FBI investigations or whatever, but they never spoke to him. So are you really being investigated if the investigators never speak to you directly? That would be a pretty big deal, right? If you're trying to investigate somebody and figure out what's up. Talk to them and get their account. Hey, buddy, where were you on so and so date? None of that ever happened. Now 11 survivors are suing Wexner and the Wexner foundation and nine East 71st Street Corporation, an entity established by Wexner the to purchase the New York mansion at the corporation's namesake address. The lawsuit alleges Wexner provided Epstein with the resources needed to commit his crimes, and points to comments from congressmen that state Epstein would have been nothing without Wexner. It's true. It really is true. Now, you can't say that Les Wexner was, you know, in the room with Jeffrey Epstein, abusing girls every day. That's not what I'm saying. What I'm saying is that he provided the support, the money, and the relationships that helped Jeffrey Epstein do what he did. And let's not forget that Virginia said that Les Wexner abused her. So let's not forget that part either. Wexner's affiliation with Epstein has been subject of debate for years. In February, members of the House Oversight Committee traveled to Wexner's mansion to. To conduct a five hour deposition about his ties to Epstein. Wexner testified that he was duped by Epstein. Yeah. You mean the meeting that none of the Republicans could bother to show up to? God forbid we hold Les Wexner's feet to the fire. God forbid. But you know what, folks? Maybe we should just give them the benefit of the doubt. Maybe they got abducted by interdimensional beings that day. And that, of course, is why they couldn't take part in the deposition of Wexner. During the deposition, which you can watch in the video player above, it was revealed that Wexner paid Epstein approximately 200 million over the years. Survivors allege his funding allowed Epstein to abuse women. A spokesperson for Wexner said the money was payment for Epstein's wealth management services and that Wexner had no knowledge of Epstein's crimes. Epstein's wealth management services, huh? The high school dropout? The guy that got fired from Bear Stearns? The guy that couldn't get a job anywhere else on Wall Street. That guy. That's who the owner of L Brands and Victoria's Secret was leaning on. Okay? I mean, if you want to believe that, that's cool. Me, personally, I don't believe a minute of it. I don't believe for one single second any of the narrative being pitched by Les Wexner. Oh, I had no idea. I had no clue what Jeffrey Epstein was. You knew. And like the rest of these pieces of shit, you didn't care. That's what it comes down to. You didn't give a shit. And the truth is, you still don't care. All you care about is being outed. All you care about is that it's a problem now. But besides that. You think Les Wexner gives one single shit about any of these girls that were abused? We know the answer to that. Wexner became Ohio's richest man by running businesses like Victoria's Secret and Abercrombie and Fitch. And his name is familiar to many in Ohio through the Wexner Medical center, or Wexner center for the Arts. Survivors allege Wexner knew or should have known Epstein was using his ties to Victoria's Secret to connect with young women and assault them. Look, if you're the boss, you're the CEO, you're the top dog. The buck stops with you. We're not talking about some clandestine employee that was hired in Bangladesh. We're talking about somebody that was very close to Les Wexner, who was using that position to rape and traffic girls. So that's something that Les Wexner needs to answer for. And if he says he has no idea, well, I don't believe him. I'm sorry. I do not believe him. And I think that if a real investigation was initiated at the time, we'd have a whole different story here. The lawsuit alleges that Wexner allowed Epstein to use Victoria's Secret to facilitate his abuse. Wexner testified at his deposition that he never introduced Epstein to models. He said that there was one time he received word that Epstein was presenting himself as an affiliate of Victoria's Secret, but Epstein denied the accusation. Survivors said in the lawsuit that Wexner allowed the abuse to continue by not taking action. Survivors also accused the Nine East 71st Street Corporation of facilitating Epstein's abuse. Wexner used the company to buy his Manhattan penthouse in 1989. Although Epstein told the New York Times that Wexner never spent more than two months at the residence. Property records show Wexner sold EPSTEIN the property in 98 for 20 million. Each of the survivors in the lawsuit discusses being assaulted at the New York home between 2000 and 2016. Three of the survivors were minors at the time of their abuse at Epstein's hands. They alleged that Wexner's relationship to the property and Epstein allowed the abuse to unfold. There is no doubt about it. And if he was in the Mafia, right? If this was a Mafia case. Everybody associated with Epstein would have been caught up. Everybody. Because they would have been hit with rico. And when you get blasted with rico, it's like an atom bomb going off. That's the whole point. And that's why they use RICO to go after people who are running criminal enterprises, because it wraps everybody into one. You don't have to be involved in the murder to go down for murder. You just have to be involved in the conspiracy portion of it. And the same goes here. And that's why the scope, like I always tell you, was so small. They wanted to control that blast radius so people didn't get caught up. And up until recently, they've done a very good job at doing that. But now I think the wheels are coming off, and I don't know how much longer they're going to be able to to steer this narrative. The Wexners have tremendous sympathy for the victims of Jeffrey Epstein's horrendous crimes. The complaint, however, fails to state any factual basis for asserting a claim against Mr. Wexner. A spokesperson for Wexner said the claims appear to be based upon ownership of a house Mr. Wexner sold years ago, prior to the time of the allegations. There's no basis for the claims, but which will be vigorously defended. I actually have the lawsuit itself, so over the weekend, we're going to dive into that as well. We'll get it added to the catalog so all of you can see the allegations that are being made and what the survivors themselves have to say. Finally, survivors point to the Wexner Foundation, a charity founded by Wexner that works to connect Jewish American leaders to Israel and professional opportunities. Survivors claim the Wexner foundation provided Epstein with significant funding and allowed him the opportunity to abuse women and children. Epstein was a trustee of the foundation from 1992 to 2007. Well, if he was abusing anybody during that time, and we know he was, you're on the hook. I'm sorry, but that's how it works. At least in the real world, when you're Les Wexner, you have a different set of rules that you abide by. You know, the set of rules that says you don't have to talk to the FBI or the government when they're investigating your best friend for human trafficking. Yeah, those rules. In 2020, the Wexner foundation issued an independent review of Epstein ties to the foundation. The review determined Epstein conducted business on behalf of the foundation, but did not play a role in the foundation scholarship program, which or finances the review claimed it did not find evidence that Epstein used his role in the foundation to commit assaults. Survivors are asking for monetary damages for years of distress, medical and legal fees. The case continues in New York court. So this is just the very beginning here, and we have no idea where it's going to go, but my guess is we're going to see a settlement. I highly doubt that Les Wexner is too keen on discovery. So, like everything else going on, we'll keep an eye on things. And when we have some more information to share, we'll get it added to the catalog. All the information that goes with this episode can be found in the description box.