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Billionaire Leon Black Skips Epstein Deposition and Sues House Committee over Subpoenas
Black says the subpoenas seek private records unrelated to Congress’s Epstein probe and could expose women who signed confidentiality agreements.
- 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 US House committee over Epstein investigation
By Isla Binnie and Pritam Biswas NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street billionaire Leon Black on Thursday sued a congressional committee that had ordered him to provide lawmakers with copies of non-disclosure agreements as part of a probe into the a...
Billionaire Leon Black sues House Oversight Committee amid NDA fight in Jeffrey Epstein probe
WASHINGTON — One of America’s richest men sued the House Oversight Committee Thursday in a desperate bid to avoid testifying about his connection to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Leon Black, the 75-year-old former CEO of Apollo Global Management, called a subpoena for his testimony “invalid” and said the inquiry “bears no legitimate connection to...
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