Leon Black defies subpoena to testify in Epstein inquiry and sues House panel
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- Outgoing congressman Thomas Massie urges justice department to launch immediate investigation An outgoing Republican congressman accused billionaire Leon Black and David Copperfield, the illusionist, of being co-conspirators of the accused late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein , and repeated a call…
- Black called on to comply with subpoenas and appear as required to clarify connections to convicted sex offender More than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse have called on billionaire Leon Black to appear before the House oversight committee in order to clarify his connections to the…
- Billionaire financier, who previously walked out of a deposition, instead launches lawsuit against the committee Billionaire financier Leon Black did not appear Thursday in front of the House oversight committee for a scheduled deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein , and has instead…
- The lawsuit calls the House Oversight Committee's subpoenas, which ordered him to share nondisclosure agreements, "invalid".
- The billionaire investor is under two subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee. But in his lawsuit, Black says the panel doesn't have the authority to compel him to share nondisclosure agreements.
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