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House Oversight Committee Recommends Holding Billionaire Leon Black in Contempt
Just the facts
The House Oversight Committee approved a unanimous 41-0 resolution recommending contempt charges against former Apollo Global Management chief executive Leon Black. The action followed Black's failure to attend a scheduled September 3 deposition and produce requested non-disclosure agreements regarding his financial transactions with Jeffrey Epstein, to whom he paid $170 million for tax and estate planning services between 2013 and 2017. Black previously filed a federal lawsuit against Chairman James Comer and the panel, alleging the subpoenas exceeded congressional authority and infringed on private matters. Chairman Comer introduced the Survivor's Voice Protection Act to ensure sexual abuse survivors can speak publicly despite signing non-disclosure agreements and to mandate the reporting of suspected grooming.
Why this is news
The House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 to recommend that billionaire investor Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas related to its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein. Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer subsequently introduced the Survivor's Voice Protection Act to void non-disclosure agreements that conceal sexual abuse.
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