00:02Before lawmakers left Washington last night, they took one more step in the Jeffrey Epstein
00:07investigation, and this one was unanimous. The House voted to hold billionaire investor
00:13Leon Black in contempt of Congress after he refused to comply with subpoenas to testify
00:19and turn over documents. Black had a long business relationship with Epstein, paying
00:23him $158 million between 2012 and 2017 for financial services. He sat down voluntarily with the
00:31House Oversight Committee back in June, but walked out after lawmakers started asking about
00:37non-disclosure agreements. The committee then subpoenaed him to come back under oath, and
00:42he didn't. Instead, Black sued the committee, arguing the subpoenas go too far and seek
00:48private information that has nothing to do with Epstein. When he failed to show up earlier
00:53this month, Oversight Chair James Comer said getting him back before the committee was
00:58the priority. This is the first time of all the people
01:02we've brought in, of all the powerful billionaires and political people we've brought in for interviews
01:10and depositions, this is the first time anyone's filed suit. The most important priority is
01:15to get Mr. Black in to answer questions. Black has denied any wrongdoing and said he didn't
01:22know about Epstein's crimes while the two were working together. His attorneys call the House
01:26vote outrageous and say lawmakers are looking for information that does not exist. The House
01:33has now sent the matter to the Justice Department. It'll be up to the DOJ to decide whether Black
01:38is prosecuted for contempt of Congress.
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