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Billionaire Leon Black skips Epstein deposition and sues House panel over subpoenas
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
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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 the billionaire Leon Black to appear before the House oversight committee in order to clarify his connections to the …
Leon Black, former CEO of Apollo Global Management, refused to appear for a deposition on Thursday, instead electing to file the lawsuit. Black's lawsuit argues the subpoenas exceed the committee's authority by seeking private information.
FILE – Leon Black, a billionaire who was close with Jeffrey Epstein, arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee at the Capitol in Washington, June 26, 2026.
Leon Black sued the House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein, seeking to block subpoenas issued to the Apollo Global Management co-founder after he voluntarily appeared for an interview.
Leon Black, a former close associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was subpoenaed in June after he abruptly left a voluntary appearance before the House Oversight Committee.
By Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Billionaire investor Leon Black is suing the House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein to try and block the panel from obtaining his non-disclosure agreements and testimony.
Billionaire investor Leon Black is refusing to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress relating to its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
Billionaire financier, who previously walked out of a deposition, instead launches lawsuit against the committee The billionaire financier Leon Black did not appear on Thursday in front of the House oversight committee for a scheduled deposition about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein , and has instead la…
Private equity investor Leon Black filed a lawsuit Thursday to stave off subpoenas demanding he testify and hand over documents as part of a congressional investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
WASHINGTON — One of America’s richest men sued the House Oversight Committee Thursday in a desperate bid to avoid testifying about his connection to late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Leon Black, the 75-year-old former CEO of Apollo Global Management, called a subpoena for his testimony “invalid” …
Leon Black, a billionaire investor with millions of dollars in financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein, refused to appear before Congress Thursday. Black had appeared before the committee for a voluntary, closed-door interview on June 26, where lawmakers used the brief meeting to subpoena Black regarding …
California Representative Robert Garcia said Black, under scrutiny for his ties to the late pedophile financier, should be held in contempt of Congress.
Billionaire Leon Black filed a lawsuit against the House Oversight Committee before failing to appear under subpoena for a deposition in the panel's Epstein probe.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.
Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear for a sworn deposition before Congress on Thursday and instead sued the House Oversight Committee, asking a federal court to block subpoenas issued as part of its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein .
