Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments
NEW YORK (AP) — Billionaire Leon Black on Wednesday filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Rep. Robert Garcia for public comments the Democratic congressman made tying him to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein. The court filing comes less than two months after the House approved a resolution holding Black in contempt of Congress for defying the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation into Epstein. In June, Black appeared for a voluntary interview at the during...
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Fri, 30 Oct 2026
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- CNN, MS NOW and Politico ask court to make Trump access order permanent
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