House Oversight Committee subpoenas Leon Black for another Epstein-related deposition and NDA records
The Facts
- Leon Black appeared voluntarily before the House Oversight Committee on Friday as part of its investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.
- During that appearance, the committee issued Black two subpoenas.
- Lawmakers said the subpoenas were issued after Black declined to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements involving women.
- One subpoena requires Black to return to the committee on July 16 for a deposition, and multiple reports say that testimony is expected to be videotaped and under oath.
- The second subpoena seeks nondisclosure agreements from Black.
- Comer said the committee wants to determine whether Epstein was involved in the nondisclosure agreements, including whether he had a role in arranging them or funding payments tied to them.
- Black is a co-founder of Apollo Global Management, and reports note he left the firm in 2021 amid scrutiny over his ties to Epstein.
- The subpoenas escalate the committee's investigation by compelling Black to provide records and return for sworn testimony after his initial voluntary interview did not resolve the committee's questions about NDAs.
How left and right are reading this
- Both agree
- Subpoenas turned an unresolved voluntary interview into compelled records and sworn testimony about NDAs and any Epstein role in arranging or funding them.
- They split on
- Whether the story is about forcing public accountability for a powerful man's private arrangements, or about establishing a reliable record through formal procedure before drawing conclusions.
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Context
Why did the committee subpoena Leon Black after he had already shown up voluntarily?
Chairman James Comer said Black declined to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements during the voluntary interview, and the committee then issued subpoenas for both the documents and a follow-up deposition Aol,BBC,Business Insider,CBS News,Hill.
What do the subpoenas require Black to do next?
The subpoenas require Black to provide nondisclosure agreements sought by the committee and to return on July 16 for a deposition that reports say will be videotaped and under oath Aol,Washington Post,Business Insider,CBS News,Hill.
What is the committee trying to learn from the NDA questions?
Comer said investigators want to know whether Epstein was involved in the agreements, including whether he helped arrange them or provided funds connected to them BBC,NY Post,Business Insider.
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