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This is a transcribed interview of Mr. Leon Black conducted by the  \n4 House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform under the authority granted to  \n5 it pursuant to House Rule X.  \n6 Accordingly, House Rule X grants the Committee broad jurisdiction for the  \n7 Committee to conduct investigations of any matter at any time.  \n8 This interview was requested by Chairman James Comer as part of the  \n9 Committee's investigation into the circumstances and subsequent investigations into the  \n10 crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, the operation of sex trafficking rings and  \n11 ways for the Federal Government to effectively combat them, the ways in which  \n12 Mr. Epstein and Ms. Maxwell sought to curry favor and exercise influence to protect their  \n13 illegal activity, and potential violations of ethics rules related to elected officials.  \n14 Can the witness please state his name and spell his last name for the record?  \n15 Mr. Black. Leon Black. B-l-a-c-k.  \n16 Ms. Brignac. Thank you.  \n17 I want to thank Mr. Black for appearing here today.  \n18 My name is Brittany Brignac, and I am senior counsel for Chairman James Comer.  \n19 Under the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform's rules, you are  \n20 allowed to have counsel present to advise you during this interview.  \n21 Do you have counsel representing you in a personal capacity present with you  \n22 today?  \n23 Mr. Black. Yes, I do.  \n24 Ms. Brignac. Will all counsels please identify themselves for the record?  \n25 Ms. Estrich. Susan Estrich representing Mr. Black.  \n1 Mr. Cutler. Aaron Cutler representing Mr. Black from Hogan Lovells.  \n2 Mr. Spivack. And Peter Spivack representing Mr. Black.  \n3 Ms. Brignac. For the record, starting with the majority staff, can the additional  \n4 staff members please introduce themselves with their name, title, and affiliation?  \n5 Mr. Grant. Billy Grant, deputy chief counsel for investigations for Chairman  \n6 Comer.  \n7 Mr. Emmer. Jack Emmer, chief counsel for investigations for Chairman Comer.  \n8 Mr. Ashworth. Daniel Ashworth, general counsel for Chairman Comer.  \n9 Ms. Feyerabend. Emily Feyerabend, counsel for Chairman Comer.  \n10 Ms. Cathey. Hannah Cathey, professional staff member, Chairman Comer.  \n11 Ms. Tolan. Ellison Tolan, senior counsel, Chairman Comer.  \n12 Ms. Baker. Stacy Baker, director of information technology for Chairman Comer.  \n13 Ms. Vinyard. Ashlee Vinyard, deputy staff director, Chairman Comer.  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