# US House committee recommends contempt of Congress for Leon Black in Epstein probe

https://mins.news/en/item/60013

- Reuters, 2026-09-15 22:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/us-house-committee-recommends-contempt-congress-leon-black-epstein-probe-2026-09-15/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aa9c243a4391a00012669fb

> The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted Tuesday to recommend holding Wall Street billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he declined to comply with subpoenas issued during its investigation into the activities of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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