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hookaleft

(1,406 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:46 PM Yesterday

Who are the 25 men hiding behind Secret Epstein Victim Settlements?

Moneyman Leon Black refuses to cooperate, abruptly leaves Congressional hearing

The House Oversight Committee took the unusual step yesterday of issuing subpoenas mid-hearing to force an uncooperative witness — Jeffrey Epstein’s former client Leon Black — to answer questions about secret out-of-court legal settlements he may have made with young women.

Black, who has denied any wrongdoing and insists he didn’t know about Epstein’s crimes, abruptly left the hearing after the Committee’s chairman, Rep. James Comer, issued the subpoenas during the closed-door meeting on Friday.

Black’s quick exit has to make one wonder just how many young women he made settlements with, especially since he also paid Epstein over $170 million for what his lawyer called “tax and estate planning services” — and in 2023, he also paid $62.5 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands over his ties to Epstein, who owned an island where Epstein sexually abused an untold number of victims.

Black did not admit any wrongdoing as part of the USVI settlement, but it raises questions about why he would pay such a sum if he had nothing to hide.

https://substack.com/home/post/p-203573870

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Who are the 25 men hiding behind Secret Epstein Victim Settlements? (Original Post) hookaleft Yesterday OP
Find a billionaire, ANY billionaire, that pays a full $170M for actual genuine tax planning. RockRaven Yesterday #1
It had to be Comer that produced the subpoenas. hookaleft Yesterday #3
Something is getting ready to leak hookaleft Yesterday #5
My gosh I hope so. PuraVidaDreamin Yesterday #7
;-{) Leon Black Goonch Yesterday #2
Sporting the traditional red tie and bouffant hairstyle so popular among child rapists and their protectors. Midnight Writer Yesterday #4
;-{)..... Goonch Yesterday #6
"I'm not just the president, I'm also a psycho." JoseBalow 23 hrs ago #10
OMG Leon Black just stormed out of Congressional hearing refusing to answer questions hookaleft Yesterday #8
Expose them. Expose anything having to do with Epstein. Initech Yesterday #9

RockRaven

(20,069 posts)
1. Find a billionaire, ANY billionaire, that pays a full $170M for actual genuine tax planning.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 04:56 PM
Yesterday

Bring them here and show them to me.

hookaleft

(1,406 posts)
3. It had to be Comer that produced the subpoenas.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 05:13 PM
Yesterday

This is very curious. I know he met privately with the survivors last month and promised them he would help.

And to produce them mid testimony in order to get Black to answer questions????

What the heck is going on?

Midnight Writer

(26,001 posts)
4. Sporting the traditional red tie and bouffant hairstyle so popular among child rapists and their protectors.
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 05:14 PM
Yesterday

hookaleft

(1,406 posts)
8. OMG Leon Black just stormed out of Congressional hearing refusing to answer questions
Fri Jun 26, 2026, 05:57 PM
Yesterday

And had to be subpoenaed midway in order to get him to answer questions??? And nobody is paying attention to this thread?? WTH?

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