Image: Leon Black, left, a billionaire who was close with Jeffrey Epstein, walks out of the Rayburn House Office Building at the Capitol after his interview about Epstein with the House Oversight Committee, in Washington, Friday, June 26, 2026. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

Ava Berger of NPR reports: “The House of Representatives held billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress on Wednesday.

The bipartisan move came after Black refused to provide additional information on his relationship with convicted sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. It’s the first time the House has held a witness in the Epstein investigation in contempt.

Black defied two congressional subpoenas issued by the House Oversight Committee, which is looking into his relationship with Epstein.

He did appear for a closed-door, voluntary interview in June with the committee, but he walked out before it ended. Lawmakers said he declined to answer questions about nondisclosure agreements…”

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