Washington, D.C. — Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, released the following statement after subpoenas for Les Wexner, billionaire businessman and a long-time benefactor of Jeffrey Epstein, and Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn, close associates of Jeffrey Epstein, were formally issued by the Oversight Committee. These subpoenas were issued after successful motions offered by Oversight Democrats and adopted on a bipartisan basis. All three have been identified as critical to the investigation by Epstein’s survivors. Les Wexner’s subpoena can be found here, Darren Indyke’s subpoena can be found here, and Richard Kahn’s subpoena can be found here.
“Oversight Democrats fought hard to get these subpoenas and forced the vote on Republicans. Now, the Committee will hear directly from the individuals most closely involved in Epstein’s inner circle. We will not stop until we get answers,” said Ranking Member Robert Garcia.
During a full committee hearing of the House Oversight Committee in January, Republican Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna proposed several motions for subpoenas. In the interest of advancing the Epstein investigation, Ranking Member Garcia offered amendments to add subpoenas for several key targets in the Epstein investigation, which had not yet been issued by Chairman Comer. These included Les Wexner, Darren Indyke, and Richard Kahn. Congresswoman Luna supported the Garcia amendments.
Les Wexner is a billionaire businessman, a long-time benefactor of Jeffrey Epstein, and at one point, was Epstein’s only documented client. Public reporting has documented their longstanding ties, including the fact Wexner paid for Epstein’s home in New York City. Additionally, Virginia Giuffre named Wexner in a deposition as one of the men she was trafficked to.
Darren Indyke and Richard Kahn were Jeffrey Epstein’s long-time lawyer and accountant. They are co-executors of Epstein’s estate. Survivors have shared with the Committee that Indyke and Kahn may have known about Epstein’s activities and helped facilitate his crimes through their management of his legal and financial affairs.
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