1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

Deep Pockets, Empty Chairs: Time to Hold Leon Black in Contempt Billionaire Leon Black’s decision to blow off his scheduled House Oversight Committee deposition and sue Congress instead is an outrageous display of executive hubris. After funneling over $150 million to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and walking out of a transcribed interview when pressed on nondisclosure agreements, Mr. Black now claims your subpoenas lack a "legitimate legislative purpose." Let us be entirely clear: dodging a congressional subpoena is not a privilege reserved for the ultra-wealthy, nor is filing preemptive lawsuits a valid substitute for sworn testimony. Surrendering to this legal shell game sends a dangerous message to the American public that a sufficiently large bank account grants immunity from basic government oversight and transparency. No one is above the law—not former CEOs, not hedge fund titans, and certainly not men linked to history’s most notorious sex-trafficking network. I strongly urge the House Oversight Committee to immediately vote to hold Leon Black in criminal contempt of Congress. Enforce your authority, protect the rule of law, and uphold that justice cannot be bought.