{
  "id": 1967575,
  "title": "Epstein client Leon Black threatened with contempt by House panel chair",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/19/epstein-client-leon-black-threatened-with-contempt-by-house-panel",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-19T15:45:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/19/leon-black-epstein-house-contempt"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Republican James Comer writes to private equity investor demanding full cooperation with investigation The Republican chairman of the House oversight committee has threatened to hold the private equity investor Leon Black in contempt if he does not fully cooperate with the panel’s ongoing investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, amid accusations that the billionaire is purposely delaying and…",
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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."
}