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Leon Black sues US congressman Robert Garcia for $7.5m over Epstein comments
Black in defamation lawsuit alleges California lawmaker made false statements about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein Billionaire Leon Black has filed a defamation lawsuit against the California congressman Robert Garcia, accusing the lawmaker, who is the top Democrat on the House oversight committee, of
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Both outlets frame the story as Leon Black suing Congressman Robert Garcia over alleged defamation tied to comments about Jeffrey Epstein. The Guardian US is the only one in the extracts to specify the $7.5 million figure and to say the suit alleges false statements about Black’s ties to Epstein. NBC News instead foregrounds Garcia’s expected role as House Oversight chair and notes that the committee has subpoenaed Black.
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