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Leon Black accused of stonewalling Congress as Epstein hearing ends abruptly
House committee subpoenas billionaire over nondisclosure agreements after he reportedly refused to answer questions(snip)
Speaking to reporters outside the room, Comer said that “the NDAs are between him and other women” and that the committee wants to know “was Jeffrey Epstein involved in the NDAs? Was he involved in writing? Was he involved in awarding funds to the women for the NDAs? … What was the reason for the NDAs? We want to know everything about the NDAs.”
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“The NDAs are central to us understanding what actually happened,” Garcia said.
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“Of all the witnesses that have come thus far, this one has the potential to be the most groundbreaking deposition in my opinion,” Comer told reporters on Friday morning before the hearing began.
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According to a report commissioned by Apollo several years ago, Epstein provided financial services to Black between 2012 and 2017. After Epstein pleaded guilty to Florida state prostitution charges in 2008, including procuring a minor, Black became Epstein’s largest client, paying him a total of roughly $170m in fees, according to an investigation by the Senate finance committee. Black has described his work for Epstein as tax and estate-planning services.
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/26/jeffrey-epstein-leon-black-house-panel