Epstein’s billionaire associate subpoenaed after refusing to answer oversight committee

(The Center Square) – U.S. lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee appeared stunned after billionaire Leon Black, a close associate of the late convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, walked out on his closed-door hearing without answering crucial questions.

The co-founder of private equity giant Apollo Global Management voluntarily appeared before lawmakers Friday to answer questions about his long-running relationship with Epstein.

Yet once lawmakers began probing him on the details of nondisclosure agreements related to Epstein’s victims, as well as Black’s own extramarital affairs and the abuse accusations against him, Black refused to answer and left.

Committee member Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., told reporters she found Black’s behavior “extremely telling.”

“Leon Black was arrogant. He was smug. He refused to answer the questions, but at the same time was emphasizing how he was being transparent because this was voluntary,” Ansari said. “But when pressed on critical questions abo...