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Congressional Panel Investigating Epstein Subpoenas Leon Black in Unusual Escalation
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The House Oversight Committee issued two subpoenas to private equity billionaire Leon Black after he refused to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements linked to women connected to Jeffrey Epstein.
- Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer stated the subpoenas were necessary as Black declined to discuss these agreements during his closed-door testimony.
- One subpoena demands Black provide any nondisclosure agreements related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, while the other requires him to return for a sworn deposition on July 16.
- This marks the first time the committee has subpoenaed a witness who initially agreed to testify voluntarily in its Epstein investigation.
- Top Democrat Rep. Robert Garcia criticized Black's refusal to answer critical questions, describing his behavior as defiant.
