This week, the House Oversight Committee is focusing on investor Leon Black's ties to Jeffrey Epstein and trying to hold him in contempt of Congress after he refused to appear for a deposition. Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the committee, joins Stephanie Ruhle to discuss the investigation.
The recommendation comes after Black, who was a known associate of the late-convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, defied lawful subpoenas and refused to testify in front of the panel as scheduled last week.
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia inquiries has moved deeper into the grand-jury phase. Prosecutors in Florida have reportedly issued a new round of subpoenas, shifting parts of the inquiry from voluntary interviews to compelled testimony. Former CIA Director John Brennan has been identified as a potential target. Investigators are […] The post DOJ’S TRUMP-RUSSIA INQUIRY MOVES INTO THE GRAND-JURY PHASE appeared first on StoneZone .
The Justice Department’s investigation into the origins and handling of Trump-Russia inquiries has moved deeper into the grand-jury phase. Prosecutors in Florida have reportedly issued a new round of subpoenas, shifting parts of the inquiry from voluntary interviews to compelled testimony. Former CIA Director John Brennan has been identified as a potential target. Investigators are examining whether intelligence and law-enforcement officials crossed legal lines while scrutinizing President Donald Trump and his associates, and the inquiry also reaches matters connected to the FBI’s 2022 search of Mar-a-Lago. Based on the exhaustive amount of information that has been declassified and released, it should be an open-and-shut case for the…Open
The request comes as the government has escalated efforts to prove President Trump’s false claims of widespread voter fraud.
Congress is considering holding Jeffrey Epstein associate and billionaire Leon Black in contempt after he failed to appear for a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight Committee. Black, however, is suing Congress to block the subpoenas. Criminal and civil rights trial attorney Josh Schiffer joins NewsNation's Jesse Weber to discuss the standoff on Capitol Hill. "Jesse Weber Live" brings a fresh, fast-paced, and often unexpected take on the day’s headlines, diving into the biggest stories through the lens of legal expertise.
Billionaire Leon Black is suing the House Oversight Committee to block future subpoenas in its Jeffrey Epstein probe. Rep. James Walkinshaw (D-VA), member of the Oversight Committee, joins Alicia Menendez to discuss the move.
Black was a client of Epstein’s; he’s sued the House Oversight Committee over its Epstein investigation after ignoring a subpoena.
Billionaire Leon Black filed a lawsuit against the House Oversight Committee before failing to appear under subpoena for a deposition in the panel's Epstein probe.
Leon Black, former CEO of Apollo Global Management, refused to appear for a deposition on Thursday, instead electing to file the lawsuit. Black's lawsuit argues the subpoenas exceed the committee's authority by seeking private information.
Black is fighting the subpoenas, calling the committee’s investigation a “fishing expedition."