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Leon Black Halts Interview, Subpoena Demands NDAs, $158M Epstein Payment

7/18/2026

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Leon Black abruptly ended his June 26 House Oversight Committee interview after subpoenas demanded his nondisclosure agreements.
He is subpoenaed to produce the agreements and testify again on September 3, 2026.
A 2021 Apollo review found Black paid Jeffrey Epstein about $158 million for tax and estate advice from 2012-2017.
Black signed a $9 million nondisclosure agreement with Guzel Ganieva in 2015, after which her rape suit was dismissed and a second remains pending.

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Story summary

Leon Black abruptly ended his June 26 House Oversight Committee interview after subpoenas demanded his nondisclosure agreements.
He is subpoenaed to produce the agreements and testify again on September 3, 2026.
A 2021 Apollo review found Black paid Jeffrey Epstein about $158 million for tax and estate advice from 2012-2017.
Black signed a $9 million nondisclosure agreement with Guzel Ganieva in 2015, after which her rape suit was dismissed and a second remains pending.