美国亿万富豪莱昂·布莱克向联邦法院提起诉讼，质疑众议院监督委员会向其发出的传票无效且与该委员会的立法目标无关 1。布莱克的举动是在众议院监督委员会要求他分享保密协议并进行有摄像头的宣誓证词后采取的 1。布莱克的律师声称，披露这些协议可能会暴露与爱泼斯坦无关且要求保密的女性隐私信息，构成对国会权力的滥用 1。
此前布莱克曾在6月的自愿作证中因被问及保密协议而中途退席，随后遭到传票 1。布莱克称他在2019年7月爱泼斯坦因贩运罪遭控前并不知道爱泼斯坦的"邪恶行为" 1，他曾向爱泼斯坦支付了1.58亿美元作为财富管理顾问费用 1。众议院监督委员会主席詹姆斯·科默表示布莱克的证词"对我们的调查至关重要" 1，而委员会成员罗伯特·加西亚指责布莱克"现在违抗两份国会传票"，要求立即对其进行藐视国会控诉 1。此外，法院此前驳回了前俄罗斯模特古泽尔·加涅瓦对布莱克的诉讼，法院认定她签署的保密协议有效，且她在协议后获得了约900万美元 1。
Leon Black, an American billionaire, has refused to comply with a subpoena from the House Oversight Committee and instead filed a federal lawsuit challenging the panel's authority to compel his testimony.1 Black declined to appear at a scheduled hearing and questioned whether the subpoena is valid and aligned with the committee's legislative mandate.1
The dispute centers on confidentiality agreements that Black refuses to disclose.1 His legal team argued that revealing these agreements would expose the privacy of women unrelated to Jeffrey Epstein and unconnected to the committee's investigation, characterizing the demand as an abuse of congressional power.1 Black had previously walked out of a voluntary testimony session in June when questioned about these confidential agreements.1 The committee subsequently issued a subpoena requiring him to share the agreements and provide sworn testimony on camera.1
Black has claimed he was unaware of Epstein's "evil conduct" prior to July 2019, when Epstein faced charges related to human trafficking.1 He stated that he had paid Epstein $158 million in fees for wealth management advisory services.1 A federal court previously dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Russian model Guzel Gayneva against Black, citing the confidentiality agreement she had signed and approximately $9 million she received following the accord.1
The committee's response has been swift and firm. Representative Robert Garcia stated that Black is "now defying two congressional subpoenas" and called for immediate contempt charges.1 Committee Chairman James Comer emphasized that Black's testimony is "critical to our investigation."1
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