Billionaire Leon Black Skips Epstein Deposition and Sues House Committee over Subpoenas
Black says the subpoenas overreach and could expose women who signed confidentiality agreements, as Democrats push contempt proceedings.
- 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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Leon Black lawsuit stalls James Comer's Epstein inquiry
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Billionaire Leon Black sues House Oversight Committee over subpoena in Epstein probe
Former CEO of Apollo Global Management Leon Black (C) arrives to testify at a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on Capitol Hill on June 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — Private
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In a previous hearing in the body, the billionaire had admitted that he had claimed to have no knowledge of the convicted paedophile's criminal activities.
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