{"publisher":{"name":"MediaBias News","url":"https://mediabias.news","methodology":"https://mediabias.news/methodology","editorialPrinciples":"https://mediabias.news/editorial-principles","corrections":"https://mediabias.news/corrections"},"scoreGuide":{"trust":"How well corroborated and evidenced the source reporting is. 0-100, higher is better.","critic":"Craft quality of the source journalism: context, balance, fact vs comment. 0-100, higher is better.","hype":"How far the source presentation runs ahead of substance. 0-100, LOWER IS BETTER.","scope":"Scores assess the original reporting this article was written from, not the truth of the underlying event and not the quality of this write-up."},"assessmentGuide":{"type":"coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis","factCheck":{"status":"not-performed","note":"Media Bias News compares coverage and scores the source reporting. 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They are not a factuality verdict on this story or its claims."}},"story":{"id":"https://mediabias.news/politics/oversight-committee-holds-leon-black-in-contempt-over-epstein-subpoenas","slug":"oversight-committee-holds-leon-black-in-contempt-over-epstein-subpoenas","url":"https://mediabias.news/politics/oversight-committee-holds-leon-black-in-contempt-over-epstein-subpoenas","title":"Oversight Committee holds Leon Black in contempt over Epstein subpoenas","subtitle":"The bipartisan panel voted to recommend contempt after Black ignored two subpoenas, with lawyers calling the resolution an abomination and some reports noting a unanimous vote.","excerpt":"The U.S. House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. Reports differ on whether the vote was unanimous, and Black's lawyers denounced the resolution as a complete abomination.","category":"Politics","area":"United States","publishedAt":"2026-09-16T03:46:10.825Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-16T03:13:04.372Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-18T01:00:31.929Z","readTime":"2 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":87,"hype":15,"notes":{"trust":"Eight independent digests name Leon Black and the House Oversight Committee, meeting trust criteria for 68 points.","critic":"Context, a lawyer quote, clear facts and names give a high 87 craft score.","hype":"Digest language is neutral and proportionate, yielding low hype."}},"tags":["#LeonBlack","#EpsteinProbe","#HouseOversight","#ContemptOfCongress","#USPolitics"],"entities":["Leon Black","House Oversight Committee","Jeffrey Epstein","Lawyers for Leon Black"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["The House Oversight Committee voted to recommend holding Leon Black in contempt for defying subpoenas in the Jeffrey Epstein probe.","Some reports state the vote was unanimous, while others do not mention unanimity.","Lawyers for Black described the contempt resolution as \"a complete abomination.\"","No right‑rated outlets published a digest of the story."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The bipartisan House Oversight Committee voted on Tuesday to recommend that Leon Black be held in contempt of Congress after he failed to comply with two lawful subpoenas issued in the investigation of the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The recommendation follows accusations that Black, a former Wall Street private‑equity executive, ignored the committee's demands for information."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The committee's action marks a rare step in the probe, signalling that the panel believes Black's non‑cooperation warrants formal sanction. The vote was recorded by the committee's official release, which does not specify the margin of support."},{"type":"heading","text":"Disagreement on vote unanimity"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"The Hill's digest reports that the committee voted unanimously to hold Black in contempt. Other digests, including those from Reuters and the House Oversight Committee’s own release, note only that a vote occurred and do not describe it as unanimous."},{"type":"heading","text":"Omissions"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the right‑rated digests mention the story at all, leaving the entire episode absent from right‑leaning coverage."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"news-pravda.com","url":"https://news-pravda.com/russia/2026/09/18/2600360.html","headline":"US House Holds Billionaire Investor Leon Black in Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoenas To Testify on Epstein Review","angle":"","publishedAt":"2026-09-18T00:40:04.000Z"},{"sourceName":"The Gateway Pundit","url":"https://thegatewaypundit.com/2026/09/us-house-holds-billionaire-investor-leon-black-contempt","headline":"US House Holds Billionaire Investor Leon Black in Contempt of Congress for Defying Subpoenas To Testify on Epstein Review * The Gateway Pundit * by Paul 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