Committee Investigating Jeffrey Epstein Holds Billionaire Leon Black in Contempt of Congress

<img alt="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." src="https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/5000x3333+0+0/resize/5000x3333!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2Faf%2Fe4fdd78147b0b7d6039d0c83fcbc%2Fap26177625649644.jpg" /><p>Billionaire investor Leon Black refused to appear before the committee investigating convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a deposition. The decision now leaves it to the Department of Justice to determine whether to pursue criminal charges against him.</p><p>(Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)</p><img src="https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5954258" />