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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52474862

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The House approved a resolution Wednesday holding billionaire Leon Blackin contempt of Congress, referring the matter to the Department of Justice after he defied the Oversight Committee’s subpoenas in its investigation into disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

The action was swift, and without a formal vote, and now leaves it to the Justice Department to decide whether to seek criminal prosecution. Black has refused to respond to the subpoenas’ requests to appear and to turn over any potential nondisclosure agreements involving the investigation into Epstein.

Republicans and Democrats from the Oversight Committee joined in a bipartisan effort to advance the resolution forward.

“No one is above the law,” Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the Oversight Committee chairman, said in a statement. “We will continue to seek transparency for the American people and justice for survivors in our investigation of the federal government’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell criminal cases.”

  • Carl@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    16·
    20 hours ago

    “No one is above the law,” Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., the Oversight Committee chairman, said in a statement… and now leaves it to the Justice Department to decide whether to seek criminal prosecution.

    Lol. Lmao, even. We all know this administration’s “we’re all above the law” justice department isn’t going to do anything.

  • cecilkorik@lemmy.caEnglish
    14·
    22 hours ago

    They will offer Leon Black as a sacrifice, if they think it will satisfy, suppress or at least mute public anger. It shouldn’t. The only thing that will satisfy me is fucking nuremburg-style trials for all of these sick pedos. There’s more than just one. Release the fucking files. We want every single one.

  • Kirp123@lemmy.world
    22·
    24 hours ago

    now leaves it to the Justice Department to decide whether to seek criminal prosecution.

    So nothing will happen.