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12/06/2025

rtner of Ohio State Board of Trustees chairman John Zeiger, who also retains billionaire Leslie Wexner as a client.

With Wexner evading subpoena service in the case, Carpenter has billed Ohio State nearly $30 million while litigating the lawsuit.

Carpenter equated one simple question about justice for survivors with “accosting” him.

12/05/2025

Rooster in Review, which is free for all: Why Pat Tiberi is a problem for Ohio State University Board of Trustees chairman John Zeiger.

Plus, an exclusive interview with Michael Carpenter, the lead Ohio State attorney in Dr. Strauss lawsuit.

It's not looking good for Les Wexner's personal lawyer, John Zeiger.

12/05/2025

Ohio State Board of Trustees chairman John Zeiger refuses to answer questions about why his longtime client, billionaire Leslie Wexner, is evading service of a subpoena in the Dr. Richard Strauss lawsuit against the university.

12/05/2025

Former Ohio State wrestler brings the fire about Leslie Wexner, Jeffrey Epstein, and Dr. Richard Strauss before Thursday’s meeting of the Ohio State Board of Trustees.

12/04/2025

Ohio State Board of Trustees chairman John Zeiger must do right by victims of Dr. Strauss’s systemic abuse by accepting subpoena service on behalf of his longtime client, billionaire Leslie Wexner.

Will corporate media play their role and make Zeiger answer or duck questions after the meeting? Stay tuned.

12/04/2025

Leslie Wexner is evading subpoena service in the Dr. Richard Strauss lawsuit against Ohio State.

Wexner’s lawyer, John Zeiger, will convene the Board of Trustees on Thursday as chairman.

Will Zeiger accept service under the watchful eye of Strauss’ victims?

With Ohio's premier teenage lingerie salesman avoiding subpoena service, his personal lawyer is on the hook during Thursday's meeting of the Ohio State University's Board of Trustees.

12/04/2025

With the Ohio State Board of Trustees set to meet on Thursday, former university wrestler Tom Lisy is out with a statement highlighting the conflict of interest with the Board’s chairman, John Zeiger.

Zeiger’s longtime client, Leslie Wexner, is fighting subpoena service.

12/03/2025

Reminiscing about a great day in Ohio political history: January 3, 2023.

The Rooster crashed the ostensible coronation party to witness Derek Merrin fall through the floor into a pit of alligators. But not before State Rep. Jena Powell saw a ghost she had long since thought she had put in the grave.

You can still make things happen if you lose an election. Don’t let others write your story.

11/26/2025

Today’s Rooster:

- Ohio Supreme Court disgraces itself, again

- Music Man “was clearly on something” in bizarre bust up in Marriott valet line

- Vivek Ramaswamy’s mystery realtor on $15 million deal for Jay Schottenstein’s shanty, revealed.

Why I'll never vote for a Republican judge, Music Man accosts a well-known Republican after an event honoring his wife, and Vivek Ramaswamy's mystery realtor, revealed!

11/25/2025

APB has been issued on COUNCILMAN EMMANUEL REMY. See something? Know something? SAY SOMETHING.

11/23/2025

Hot one coming on Monday!

All of Ohio's depravity. All the time. Click to read The Rooster, a Substack publication.

11/20/2025

The Ohio House of Representatives worked into the early hours of Thursday morning to pass a bunch of bu****it before hitting the bricks for a holiday break that could extend into February.

Full rundown: https://www.rooster.info/p/lame-duck-2025-ohio-house