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Ohio Senator Jon Husted Voted to Block Epstein Files After Donation From Leslie Wexner: Report
Senator Husted received over $116,000 from Leslie Wexner since 2001 and accepted a $3,500 donation months before blocking the release of Epstein-related files.
- Earlier this week, Sen. Jon Husted accepted a $3,500 donation from Leslie Wexner three months before he voted to block a Senate resolution forcing earlier DOJ release of Jeffrey Epstein files.
- Public records show Sen. Jon Husted has taken more than $250,000 from Wexner across 21 contributions from 2001 to 2025, while Wexner's name was listed among six alleged Epstein co-conspirators who were redacted from the latest three million documents.
- Husted told NewsNation he opposed releasing the Epstein files in the months before the November vote, citing other issues as priorities.
- Husted is uniquely exposed in the 2026 cycle because he is the only senator up for re-election who accepted Wexner donations during the 2025–2026 election cycle as the Trump administration's handling of the Epstein files faces scrutiny.
- The Epstein Files Transparency Act advanced through Congress and passed the Senate by unanimous consent amid disputes, as Rep. Ro Khanna read names including Wexner on the House floor.
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Ohio Senator Jon Husted voted to block Epstein files after donation from Leslie Wexner: Report
Ohio Republican Senator Jon Husted is under scrutiny for voting to block the release of Jeffrey Epstein files shortly after receiving a $3,500 campaign donation from Leslie Wexner, a former associate of the convicted sex offender. This donation is part of over $116,000 Husted has received from ...
A Senator Took $100K From Epstein Co-Conspirator Before Voting to Block Files, Reports Say...
(Washington, DC) – According to repots across social media, newly highlighted campaign finance records show that Senator Jon Husted received more than $100,000 in donations from businessman Les Wexner, a former associate of Jeffrey Epstein. The contributions were reportedly accepted months before Husted voted to block the public release of materials often referred to as the “Epstein Files.” Critics are raising questions about the timing of the d…
MAGA senator caught taken money from Epstein co-conspirator before voting to block files
Sen. John Husted, a MAGA-friendly Ohio Republican, voted against a measure to release the Jeffrey Epstein files last year, only a few months after taking a donation from a man recently named as an alleged Epstein conspirator.On Friday, The New Republic reported on Husted's "shady" transaction, first uncovered this week by local news outlet TiffinOhio. According to campaign filings obtained from the Federal Election Commission and the office of t…
GOP Senator took donations from Epstein conspirator before voting to block files: report
A Republican Senator from Ohio voted to block the release of the Jeffrey Epstein files after receiving a campaign donation from one of the convicted sex criminal's co-conspirators, according to a report. Sen. Jon Husted (R-OH) received a $3,500 donation from Leslie Wexner, the former founder of Vict...
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