VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-08-19
“I did not know about this nefarious activity until Epstein was charged with trafficking in July 2019.”
Leon Black · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-19
In his June statement to the oversight committee, Black wrote that he did not know about Epstein's trafficking activity until 2019.
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