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House Oversight votes to hold Leon Black in contempt over Epstein deposition
The unanimous vote sends the contempt case to the full House after Black missed a deposition and withheld documents tied to the Epstein probe.
- On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying two subpoenas related to his financial relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- The inquiry stems from Black's $158 million in payments to Epstein for "tax and estate planning advice." After Black testified voluntarily in June but left early, the committee issued subpoenas for further information he failed to provide.
- Black's attorneys, Susan Estrich and Aaron Cutler, called the contempt markup a "complete abomination" and "retaliation." They argued the subpoenas were illegal and filed a lawsuit seeking to block the proceedings, citing an abuse of power.
- With the committee's unanimous recommendation, the contempt resolution moves to the House floor, where Chairman James Comer expects a vote this week before lawmakers leave Thursday to campaign for the midterms.
- Seeking to postpone the contempt resolution, Black's legal team filed a complaint Tuesday with the Office of Congressional Conduct, alleging Comer violated House rules and questioning the validity of the committee's proceedings.
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