House panel recommends contempt charge for billionaire Leon Black in Epstein probe
The House Oversight Committee voted unanimously on Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena. The recommendation stems from an investigation into Jeffrey Epstein after Black refused to appear for a scheduled sworn deposition earlier this month.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend that billionaire Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with a subpoena for testimony in the investigation of Jeffrey Epstein. Republicans and Democrats joined unanimously in the bipartisan vote after Black refused to appear this month for a sworn […]
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