Billionaire financier Leon Black did not attend a scheduled deposition before the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday. The committee had summoned Black to answer questions regarding his professional relationship with the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Black, a prominent private equity investor, has been identified in various Epstein-related records, though he has consistently denied any wrongdoing.

Rather than appearing before the committee, Black filed a lawsuit on Thursday aimed at blocking the subpoena. The legal challenge argues that the House committee lacks the constitutional or legal authority to force him to hand over specific documents, particularly non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that the committee is investigating. The committee is interested in determining whether Epstein played a role in facilitating these agreements for Black.

While both sources agree on the core facts—that Black missed the deposition and filed a lawsuit—they differ in their framing of the event. The Hill focuses on the legal maneuver as a proactive challenge to the subpoena, while The Guardian emphasizes the failure to appear as the primary action, framing the lawsuit as a secondary response to that absence. The committee’s investigation remains ongoing as it seeks to clarify the nature of the financial and personal ties between the two men.