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Lawmakers subpoena billionaire Leon Black after contentious interview on Epstein payments
The House Oversight Committee has served subpoenas to a billionaire investor who made payments to Jeffrey Epstein.
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Knewz
· Jun 29, 2026
Billionaire Leon Black walks out of Epstein probe hearing, refuses to answer NDA questions as Congress issues subpoenas
Billionaire Leon Black is in the headlines after facing the congressional committee investigating the Jeffrey Epstein files and now, infamously storming out of the closed-door hearing. The House of Representatives Oversight Committee served the investor with two subpoenas to reveal information about nondisclosure agreements with the high-profile offender Epstein and his victims. He appeared before...
MS NOW
· Jun 29, 2026
Oversight Democrat: Epstein-linked billionaire can’t ‘weasel’ out of subpoena
Following a contentious interview with Leon Black, the House panel issued two new subpoenas, including one that requires the billionaire to sit for a deposition. The post Oversight Democrat: Epstein-linked billionaire can’t ‘weasel’ out of subpoena appeared first on MS NOW.
We The Media
· Jun 26, 2026
[Photo] Billionaire investor Leon Black, one of Epstein’s largest known clients, is appearing [...]
Billionaire investor Leon Black, one of Epstein’s largest known clients, is appearing before the House Oversight Committee today as lawmakers investigate Epstein’s network of wealth and influence.Black paid Epstein 158 million between 2012 and 2017 and is mentioned multiple times in DOJ-released Epstein files.
South China Morning Post
· Jun 26, 2026
US billionaire Leon Black defends US$158 million paid to Epstein
Billionaire investor Leon Black said on Friday that Jeffrey Epstein deceived him during a years-long relationship in which he paid the disgraced financier US158 million, but insisted he committed no criminal wrongdoing as he appeared before the House Oversight Committee. Black is the 16th person to appear before the committee as part of their broader investigation into the web of wealth and influence around Epstein. Before entering the closed-door deposition, congressman James Comer, the House...
The Daily Caller
· Jun 25, 2026
Bill Gates Claims Epstein Considered Blackmailing Him About Extramarital Affairs
'I should never have met with Epstein in the first place.'
Off The Press
· Jun 26, 2026
Billionaire Leon Black to testify before House committee in Epstein probe
An investor who employed and was close to Jeffrey Epstein is scheduled to appear before members of Congress investigating the deceased sexual abuser. Billionaire Leon Black paid Epstein extraordinary sums that his spokespeople have said was for tax advice and estate planning. Earlier this month, Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon wrote to the House []...Click to read more
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