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See full terms@mintmobile.com we have really major Epstein news, literally from minutes ago. Leon Black has just been subpoenaed by Congress to testify under oath in the Epstein probe. Let me set the stage for you and tell you why this is huge news. Leon Black is arguably one of the most important witnesses in the entire Epstein probe. He's the former head of Apollo Global Management. We're going to talk about why he's so important in this probe momentarily. But Leon Black today, this morning, came into Congress to sit for a voluntary testimony with members of the House Oversight Committee. He refused to answer questions about various NDAs he was involved with involving potentially children at the time, women. Now, he refused to answer questions really broadly about a whole host of issues. And so in the middle of the testimony, the Republicans, along with the Democrats came together and voted to issue a subpoena to force him to testify under oath at a deposition on July 16th. A subpoena. For more information about these NDAs. A subpoena is a legally binding document he cannot just ignore. If he ignores it, they'll take him to court. They'll hold him in contempt of Congress. He can go to prison. People have gone to prison for not properly following subpoenas. And so this is a major escalation because for the first time, it seems as though Republicans on the House Oversight Committee may be taking this Epstein probe seriously. So let's talk about it. Make sure to like, comment, share, get the word out. Other platforms may not like this Epstein content, but I need your help. So spread the word and if you want to support my work, subscribe to my substack link below. This is literally happening in real time. You're getting the news. First, let me give you a quick primer of what was happening. Former Apollo Global Management CEO Leon Black, in prepared testimony for the House committee on Friday today said that Jeffrey Epstein duped him out of more than $60 million in financial advisory fees by falsely claiming they were tax deductible. Black said he had no involvement in Epstein's sex trafficking operation and did not pay him for access to women. He said that he was misled by Epstein's, quote, Jekyll and Hyde personality. In a prepared opening statement, committee chair James Comer told reporters that Black's interview has the potential to be groundbreaking for of all depositions, it's pret. In his prepared statement, Black says, I came here today voluntarily to set the record straight about my relationship with Jeffrey Epstein and in particular why I paid him the money I did. Let me state unequivocally that I have never abused a woman. I have never been with an underage woman. I have never engaged in sex trafficking. I have never paid Epstein for access to women. I have never been black. I have never blackmailed Epstein. I was not involved with and had no knowledge of any of Epstein's conduct. Right. That's what his statement said today. Here's who Leon Black is.
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Financier Leon Black is one of America's richest men. He's a co founder of Apollo Global Management, a billionaire collector of fine art, and for years one of the most powerful men on Wall Street. He's also the man who paid Jeffrey Epstein $170 million after Epstein had already been exposed as a sex offender. So here's a question. If Jeffrey Epstein was providing tax and estate planning advice, why did the DOJ Epstein files show so many conversations involving young Russian women? Money transfers, gifts, apartments, introductions and recruitment of young women for what appears to be sex trafficking. As Leon Black prepares to testify before Congress, material from the Epstein files raises questions that have never been fully answered. Among the names emerging from the records are two Russian women, Irina Chair and Chernova and Victoria Huss. Both appear throughout Epstein's emails. Both discussed recruiting women with Epstein and both appear to have had extensive financial relationships with Leon Black. According to Senator Ron Wyden, Chernova alone received hundreds of thousands of dollars directly from Black between 2009 and 2012. The emails show Chernova discussing Black's travel schedule with Epstein, asking Epstein to help secure a goodbye present from Black, and years later describing how Black's gift had supported her as a full time mother. And they later appear to reconnect. Then there's Victoria Housay. In emails with Epstein, she discussed money from Black, potential business ventures and recruiting women from modeling networks in Russia. At times the conversations sound less like tax planning and and more like talent acquisition. The files also contain FBI interviews in which women said Epstein introduced them to Black after promising them massage work only for the encounters to become sexual. Black's lawyers respond to all this, saying that an independent investigation concluded he paid Epstein for legitimate financial services and that he had no knowledge of Epstein's criminal conduct. But if that's the whole story, Congress may want to ask a simple question. Why do so many roads in the Epstein files seem to lead back to Leon Black.
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Interview today?
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I'm curious. Chairman Comer came out and told us that he thinks that this interview will probably be one of the more consequential, most consequential, possibly interviews of this interview investigation. Do you agree with that sentiment?
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I agree. Leon Black was a central figure in Jeffrey Epstein's certainly business life, but also other life. And he had to have known about Jeffrey Epstein's crimes, given how close he was to Jeffrey Epstein. Many survivors have also pointed to Leon Black as someone they were afraid of, as someone who was engaged in some of the sexual crimes and as someone that we need to talk to. And so, you know, we know some of the stuff that's publicly out there about him having mistresses, about him having these NDAs about people being afraid of him. But we want him to answer the tough questions about what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein, his relationship, and whether he was involved in some of the crimes himself.
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On another topic, if I can, obviously we saw this week in the Democratic Party a number of incumbents lose their
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races in the Washington state to New York City.
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And so, well, he refused to answer questions. He refused to answer questions under oath. So here's what happened in the middle of the interview. Oversight. James Comer said he subpoenaed Leon Black. Comer said Black was refusing to answer questions about NDAs he allegedly had with women tied to Epstein. So now here's what we know about the subpoena. July 16 is the day that Leon Black will have to come in for testimony under oath. This is serious. He will be the first witness who has been officially subpoenaed under this Epstein probe. Previously, they just actually allow individuals to come in and testify not under oath, to not testify without a subpoena. Now, why is a subpoena important? Let me give you the quick primer on that. It's important because when you have a subpoena, you can go back and hold someone in contempt. You can force them to answer questions they don't want to answer when it's just a voluntary interview, like we saw with Pam Bondi earlier this year. Anyone could just come in and say, yeah, I don't want to answer that question, or I'm just going to invoke such a privilege, or I'm just going to say I have nothing to do with it, I'm not going to answer it, blah blah blah. When you're under subpoena, you have to answer, and if you don't, you could face legal consequences, potentially fines, jail time, you name it. There's a process, and it will happen here. This is a significant moment, especially for the survivors who have been waiting for justice and accountability for so long, because we may soon get some answers out of one of the most important witnesses in the entire Epstein probe. I'll have more updates for you soon, as always, like comment, share and if you can, subscribe to my substack link below to support my work. And I'll have another update probably in a few hours, so stay tuned for that. Hey folks, thanks so much for watching. Feel free to add this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or anywhere you watch for the latest breaking news and daily hits throughout the day. Make sure to follow subscribe. See you soon for more when maintaining
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