Epstein survivors urge billionaire Leon Black to cooperate with House panel
- 01Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell published a letter urging Leon Black to comply with congressional subpoenas and appear before the House oversight committee on Thursday.
- 02The survivors' statement requested that Black produce all responsive nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) in his possession.
- 03Leon Black, a New York private equity investor, paid Jeffrey Epstein tens of millions of dollars for tax and estate-planning services.
- 04House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer threatened to hold Leon Black in contempt if he fails to fully cooperate with the investigation.
- 05In a June statement, Leon Black denied knowledge of Epstein's crimes until July 2019 but acknowledged knowing about Epstein's 2008 guilty plea regarding state charges related to prostitution involving a minor.
- 06Representative Thomas Massie read aloud the names of Epstein's friends and associates, including Leon Black, from the House floor.
- 07Massie called on the Department of Justice to investigate the individuals he referred to as "perpetrators" of Epstein's crimes.
- 08Representative Thomas Massie stated that millions of Epstein files remain unreleased nearly one year after President Trump signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
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Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse urged private equity investor Leon Black to comply with congressional subpoenas and appear before the House oversight committee, specifically demanding the release of his nondisclosure agreements. Chairman James Comer threatened contempt of Congress against Black if he fails to cooperate with the investigation into his financial ties to the convicted sex offender. Meanwhile, Representative Thomas Massie listed Black among Epstein's associates and called for Department of Justice investigation while highlighting that millions of Epstein-related files remain unreleased.