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House holds Leon Black in contempt over Epstein deposition
By The BriefBrief · Sources (13)
Filed: Sep 17, 2026 at 5:04 AM ET
Summary: The U.S. House of Representatives held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt on Wednesday after he refused to provide additional information to the House Oversight Committee about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein. The committee said Black defied two subpoenas and walked out of a closed-door voluntary interview in June before it ended, declining to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements. The matter now goes to the Department of Justice to decide whether to pursue criminal charges.
WHO: U.S. House of Representatives
WHAT: The House held Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas in the Epstein investigation.
WHEN: Sep 16, 2026
WHERE: Washington, DC, USA
WHY: Black refused to provide additional information about his relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and defied two congressional subpoenas from the House Oversight Committee.
Sources (13):
ABC Australia,
Al Jazeera,
BBC News,
Bloomberg,
CBS News,
CNBC Top News,
Financial Times,
France 24,
NBC News,
NPR,
PBS NewsHour,
South China Morning Post,
The Independent
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