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Congress: House Panel Opens Black's Epstein Testimony

House Oversight opens closed-door testimony from Leon Black as Congress probes federal Epstein records

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Leon Black is giving closed-door testimony to House Oversight in its Epstein investigation, with a transcript expected later.

  1. Frame 1House Oversight opens closed-door testimony from Leon Black as Congress probes federal Epstein records.
  2. Frame 2The committee expects to release a transcript later, following its pattern with earlier interviews.
  3. Frame 3Scrutiny intensified after the Justice Department released millions of Epstein-related records across the past year.
  4. Frame 4Black led Apollo Global Management until 2021 and has faced questions over past ties to Epstein.
  5. Frame 5An Apollo-commissioned report said Epstein provided financial services to Black from 2012 to 2017.
  6. Frame 6Black's opening statement denied knowing about trafficking allegations until Epstein was charged in 2019.
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Jun 26, 1:19 PM EDT
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