Ex-Victoria's Secret CEO's lawyer caught on hot mic jokingly threatening to 'kill' him at Epstein deposition

Several hours into the deposition, while Wexner was giving a particularly long-winded answer, Wexner's attorney leaned over to him and whispered in his ear, "I'm going to f---ing kill you if you answer another question with more than five words, okay?"

Both Wexner and his attorney laughed after this statement, indicating Wexner understood it as a joke. The lawyer proceeded to instruct Wexner to "answer the question," laughing more.

Shortly before this exchange, the attorney had urged Wexner to "answer the question," saying, "I'm sure we all appreciate the stories, we're just trying to answer questions that they actually want answered," referring to the House committee.

The committee stated it was releasing the full deposition with "no spin," saying, "The American people deserve to see the testimony for themselves-transparency matters."

Wexner is the founder of L Brands, formerly called The Limited, through which he acquired well-known companies Victoria's Secret, Bath & Body Works, Express, and Abercrombie & Fitch, among others. He is no longer associated with Victoria's Secret. He was one of Epstein's first major clients as a financial advisor, with Epstein being granted power of attorney over Wexner's vast wealth. Wexner also sold his Manhattan townhouse to Epstein, which was later discovered to be one of the locations where federal authorities accused Epstein of abusing young women and girls under 18.

Despite this, Wexner stated that he always kept his relationship with Epstein as strictly professional, saying, "I don't think I ever went to lunch, or dinner, a movie or had a cup of coffee with Jeffrey," adding, "My focus was on my business and on community."

Wexner said he severed ties with Epstein in 2007 after learning of an investigation and discovering that Epstein had misappropriated funds from him and his family. He said a substantial amount of the money was returned. 

He categorically denied any knowledge of either Epstein or Maxwell arranging women for prominent individuals. He also categorically denied ever having a sexual encounter with anyone introduced by Maxwell and Epstein or having any sexual relationship with Epstein himself.

He further denied any sexual contact or knowledge of another prominent Epstein victim, Virginia Giuffre.

Committee members also questioned Wexner on a note he wrote in a birthday book to Epstein in which he drew breasts with the caption, "Dear Jeffrey, I wanted to get you what you want, so here it is … Your friend, Leslie."

Wexner confirmed that he wrote the note but dismissed it, saying, "He was a bachelor, so I drew a pair of boobs as kind of a joke, offhandedly, I would say."

Wexner is the fourth person appearing before the House Oversight Committee in its Epstein probe.