House Panel Recommends Contempt Charge for Billionaire Leon Black in Epstein Probe
The 41-0 vote follows Black’s refusal to comply with subpoenas and his lawsuit to block enforcement.
- On Tuesday, the House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 to recommend holding billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas related to its investigation into late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
- Chairman James Comer issued the subpoenas after Black abruptly left a voluntary June interview while refusing to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements, then skipped a September 3 deposition.
- Black paid Epstein $158 million for tax and estate planning services, and sued the committee this month to block subpoenas; his attorneys called the resolution "retaliation plain and simple."
- The resolution advances to the full House for a vote, which could refer the case to the Justice Department for possible prosecution under a simple majority threshold.
- Contempt of Congress carries up to a year in prison and a $100,000 fine, while Democrat Robert Garcia said the investigation aims to understand how legal systems can better protect trafficking victims.
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House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe - Regional Media News
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Republicans and Democrats joined unanimously in the bipartisan vote [...]
House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe – WTOP News
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Republicans and Democrats joined unanimously in the bipartisan vote after Black refused to appear this month for a sworn...
U.S. House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe
The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
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House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein.
House Panel Votes to Recommend Contempt for Leon Black in Epstein Probe
House Oversight voted 41-0 to recommend contempt for Leon Black after he skipped Epstein-probe depositions; he paid Epstein more than $150 million. · 19 sources across the spectrum on IJR News.
House Oversight Committee Recommends Contempt Charge for Leon Black in Epstein Investigation
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