{
  "id": 18341319,
  "title": "Leon Black sues US congressman Robert Garcia for $7.5m over Epstein comments",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/leon-black-sues-us-congressman-robert-garcia-for-7-5m-over-epstein",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-05T16:44:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/05/leon-black-sues-congressman-robert-garcia-epstein"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Black in defamation lawsuit alleges California lawmaker made false statements about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein Billionaire Leon Black has filed a defamation lawsuit against California congressman Robert Garcia, accusing the lawmaker, who is the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, of making false statements about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein and the disgraced financiers’s sex…",
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    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Epstein associate Leon Black sues Rep. Robert Garcia, alleging defamation",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/05/epstein-associate-leon-black-sues-rep-robert-garcia-alleging",
        "published": "2026-11-05T22:41:35.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}