The House Oversight Committee on Friday issued two subpoenas to billionaire investor Leon Black as part of the panel’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, with both Republicans and Democrats criticizing Black for refusing to answer “vital” questions.
The subpoena of Black happened in the middle of his voluntary interview with the Oversight panel on Capitol Hill on Friday. Rep. James Comer (R-Kentucky), the chairman of the committee, told reporters that the subpoenas were for nondisclosure agreements that Black may have been party to and for a sworn deposition with the committee next month.
“This is a result of refusing to answer specific questions about the NDAs and the terms,” Comer said. “We believe that information is vital to our investigation.”