Dem lawmaker torches Epstein associate for fleeing interview: 'Will be held accountable'

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Raw Story

June 27, 2026 9:10AM ET


Billionaire Leon Black, the former CEO of Apollo and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, was fiercely condemned Friday after fleeing an interview with members of the House Oversight Committee.

“Leon Black had a chance to do the right thing and help us bring justice to the survivors. Instead, he ran out of the room when he was pressed for information about his non-disclosure agreements with women and his relationship with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein,” said Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), the ranking member of the committee, in a statement released Friday.

“He has now been subpoenaed and must provide real answers to the Committee. He will be held accountable if he doesn’t comply with our investigation.”

Black was long a client of Epstein’s, paying him around $170 million for what he claimed to be financial services and advice. Black has been accused of sexual abuse by several women, but has denied any wrongdoing. Black has also been close friends with President Donald Trump for decades.

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[wcmagumba]

1. He paid $170 million for "financial services", fool could have paid less on the street...

I'm not condoning illegal street activities, just saying that they are available in some places...

[erronis]

10. You mean sex and money? Isn't that Manhattan''s business?

You want cheap? Go to Queens or Brooklyn.

Oh, and inside deals? Wall Streets the address.

[AZJonnie]

2. Yeah, well, we all know IQ47 will just tell the DoJ not to act on any contempt charge forwarded by Congress

And if they do act on contempt charges and he's convicted, Trump will pardon him.

Given Black also has the proverbial "fuck you" money, I suspect Congress has heard all they're going to hear from that scumbag. I'm uncertain whether Black is a literal child molester (certainly possible), but there's not much question he's displayed predatory sexual behavior towards young women, repeatedly, and Epstein ran cover for him by disguising Black's payouts to them to keep them quiet

Of all the people "linked" to Epstein, I am the MOST positive about the literal, direct involvement of (thankfully DEAD) Jean Luc Brunel, closely followed by Leon Black, in Epstein's pattern of abuse of women and girls.

[ret5hd]

3. a pardon then eliminates any 5th Amendment...

protections…since he’s pardoned of those crimes he can’t incriminate himself.

he could though be charged with perjury if he lies.

my stay at motel 6 was quite productive!

[AZJonnie]

5. True, but the pardon I refer to would be for contempt of Congress for dodging their subpoena

I just mean he's unlikely to appear before them again, because despite Garcia's "torching" and subpoenas, he probably isn't going to feel like he ACTUALLY has to, at least not as long as his good buddy Donnie is running an utterly corrupt DoJ

I hope I'm wrong and the fucker is held accountable, but I have my doubts. He probably already told Donnie what he was planning wrt the appearance, and got his blessing to tell Congress to get bent if he feels like it.

[bluestarone]

8. I'm thinking you're right. The bastard has many people watching his back.

Our whole government today are as bad, if not worse that Hitlers GESTAPO'S I honestly believe almost everything TSF is doing today was because TSF praised and followed hitlers agenda! HE learned mostly everything from these Hitler followers. Everyone here KNOWS what we had to do with those fuckers! The same type of procedures need to be followed, whenever possible!

[Bayard]

4. Innocent men do not flee interviews....

“Oh, for Pete's sake! For Pete's sake, he's fleeing the interview. He's fleeing the interview!”

[AZJonnie]

6. I almost posted that Fargo clip lol

Yeah, no argument there

[Baitball Blogger]

7. Held accountable? Like maybe forced to write

His own strongly worded letter?

[Karasu]

9. Leon--like Les Wexner--has always been so incredibly deep in all this that there was no way he was going to comply.

[Buddyzbuddy]

11. Maybe he wrote off the $170 mil. and can face tax consequences?

[red dog 1]

12. Black had a long-term affair with a model who threatened to make public allegations of sexual abuse.

Leon Black paid Epstein 0 million for tax & financial services, saving him over billion in taxes. Black had a long-term affair with a model who threatened to make public allegations of sexual abuse. He agreed to pay her 0,000 per month over 15 years, totalling million
Shady people .

— Mia Farrow (@miafarrow.bsky.social) 2026-06-26T16:27:10.435Z