# Leon Black Is Set To Appear Before Congress Today To Explain His Relationship With Epstein (6/26/26)

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Podcast: [The Vault: The Epstein Files](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-vault-the-epstein-files-6841376)
Published: 2026-06-26T14:00:04+00:00
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Leon Black is scheduled to appear today before the House Oversight Committee as part of its continuing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and the federal government’s handling of the case. The questioning is expected to focus on Black’s decades-long relationship with Epstein, including the extraordinary sums Black paid him for tax, estate, art, and financial advice after Epstein was already a convicted sex offender. Black has repeatedly denied wrongdoing, but his relationship with Epstein has remained one of the most glaring examples of how Epstein stayed attached to elite money and power long after his first conviction. The committee is also expected to press Black on the deeper financial questions surrounding Epstein’s operation, including Black’s $62.5 million settlement with the U.S. Virgin Islands and whether payments to Epstein helped fund or sustain Epstein’s activities in the Virgin Islands. Senator Ron Wyden recently referred findings from a four-year Senate Finance investigation to the House panel, urging lawmakers to ask whether Black had ever been under criminal investigation and whether Epstein’s money flows were tied to trafficking or hush-money arrangements. In that sense, Black’s appearance is not just another closed-door interview; it is a test of whether the committee is willing to follow the money instead of letting another powerful Epstein associate walk in, deny knowledge, and walk out with no real answers. to contact me: bobbycapucci@protonmail.com source: Lawmakers expected to press billionaire Leon Black about Epstein ties

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