{"id":1055,"date":"2026-06-26T14:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2026-06-26T14:14:51","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T14:14:51","slug":"billionaire-leon-black-denies-he-knew-of-epsteins-crimes-in-testimony-to-congress-live-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1055","title":{"rendered":"Billionaire Leon Black Denies He Knew Of Epstein\u2019s Crimes In Testimony To Congress (Live Updates)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>What to Watch for<\/h2>\n<p>Black\u2019s interview is taking place behind closed doors Friday, but a transcript is likely to be released in the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1051\">Justice Dept. Ordered To Unredact Some Details From Epstein Files<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>What Did Leon Black Tell Congress?<\/h2>\n<p>According to published quotes from his opening statement, Black denied any impropriety in connection with Epstein, saying, \u201cI knew Jekyll. I didn\u2019t know Hyde.\u201d Black said \u201cunequivocally that I have never abused a woman,\u201d and his opening statement claims, \u201cI have never been with an underage woman. I have never engaged in sex trafficking. I have never paid Epstein for access to women\u201d and \u201cI was never blackmailed by Epstein.\u201d The billionaire cited a previous investigation that was done into his payments to Epstein, which concluded he paid $158 million to Epstein\u2014which later estimates bumped up to $170 million\u2014and those payments were for \u201chighly valuable and legitimate tax and estate planning services for my family office.\u201d The firm, Dechert, also concluded Epstein\u2019s \u201ctax work was responsible for billions of dollars in savings, and that all of Epstein\u2019s work had been vetted by reputable law and accounting firms.\u201d He pointed to Epstein\u2019s \u201cunrivaled network of relationships\u201d to justify doing business with him, also saying the financier \u201csolved a massive estate problem for me.\u201d Black alleged he did not know about Epstein\u2019s alleged abuse until he was indicted in 2019, and while he did business with Epstein after the financier\u2019s previous 2008 conviction for soliciting prostitution, he believed it was an \u201cisolated incident\u201d and now regrets his thinking. \u201cI now know, as does the world, that Epstein was engaged in horrific, sordid activities,\u201d Black said, as quoted by the <u>Wall Street Journal<\/u>. \u201cI feel terrible for Epstein\u2019s victims.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/coasttocoastmoverss.com\/?p=1049\">Full Moon June 2026: When To See The \u2018Strawberry Moon\u2019 Rise<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Forbes Valuation<\/h2>\n<p>Forbes estimates Black\u2019s net worth at <u>$13 billion<\/u> as of Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story is breaking and will be updated.<\/em><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black paid Epstein $170 million over the course of five years for financial advice.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1054,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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