Billionaire Leon Black Skips Epstein Deposition and Sues House Committee over Subpoenas
Black argues the subpoenas exceed Congress’s authority and would expose private nondisclosure agreements tied to Epstein-related dealings, his lawyers said.
- On Thursday, billionaire investor Leon Black sued the House Oversight Committee in U.S. District Court, seeking to block two subpoenas compelling him to testify and produce nondisclosure agreements regarding his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
- After Black refused to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements during a June voluntary interview, the House Oversight Committee issued the subpoenas, marking an escalation in the ongoing disagreement between the panel and the investor.
- Black's attorney Susan Estrich claimed the panel's actions are "a fishing expedition," while Chairman James Comer stated the committee will proceed with the deposition despite Black's absence, calling the lawsuit "a shame."
- Ranking Democrat Robert Garcia called for Black to be held in contempt, accusing him of having "funded Epstein's abuse and trafficking of women" by providing over $180 million over six years.
- Black remains one of several billionaires interviewed by the committee as recent scrutiny follows the release of Epstein files implicating high-profile figures, though he previously maintained he was unaware of Epstein's crimes until 2019.
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Billionaire Leon Black Sues House Oversight Committee to Block Epstein Investigation Subpoenas
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Billionaire Leon Black Sues Congress Rather Than Answer for His Epstein Ties
Leon Black spent years insisting he had nothing to hide about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. On Thursday, the billionaire private equity titan proved otherwise by doing exactly what guilty men do when Congress comes calling: he lawyered up, skipped his sworn deposition, and sued to make the questions go away. Black, the co-founder and […]
Billionaire wriggles out of Jeffery Epstein testimony by suing Congress: report
Billionaire investor Leon Black has filed a lawsuit to avoid House lawmakers investigating Jeffrey Epstein, according to a new report.Black filed suit against the House Oversight Committee on Thursday, seeking to block the panel from obtaining his "non-disclosure agreements and testimony" as part of its sprawling Epstein probe, CNN reported.The lawsuit marks a "major escalation" in a months-long standoff, arriving the same day Black was schedule…
Billionaire Leon Black skips Epstein deposition and sues U.S. House committee over subpoenas
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before U.S. Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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