Bondi Defiance, Palm Beach Hearing, Patel Senate Grills, Lutnick Depo, OIG File Review & Leon Black Walkout in Epstein Oversight Climax
Key Questions
What happened during Leon Black's deposition in the Epstein probe?
Leon Black walked out of his voluntary House Oversight deposition, leading to immediate subpoenas for July 16. The session focused on his $158M payments to Epstein, including related NDAs. This has escalated the overall Epstein oversight efforts.
Why is Pam Bondi defying subpoenas in the Epstein file review?
Bondi defied a second subpoena amid contempt threats while facing questions from Schiff, Lieu, and Booker on FBI logs and file access. The DOJ OIG is also probing related file errors as part of the climaxing oversight.
What issues arose at the Palm Beach survivor hearing on the Epstein case?
The hearing spotlighted the 2008 plea deal with testimony from survivors like Garcia and Stansbury. It occurred alongside clashes involving Kash Patel on FD-302 forms and accusations against Howard Lutnick over hidden transcripts.
Bondi defies second subpoena/contempt threats amid Schiff/Lieu/Booker grills (FBI logs, file access); Palm Beach survivor hearing spotlights 2008 deal (Garcia/Stansbury); DOJ OIG probes file errors; Patel clashes on FD302s/lies; Lutnick hidden transcript accusations; House Judiciary victims/DOJ deadline persist. New: Leon Black walks out of House Oversight deposition, triggering immediate subpoenas for July 16; $158M payment question now includes NDAs.