US House votes to hold billionaire Epstein associate Leon Black in contempt
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The US House of Representatives has agreed to hold billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying legal summons related to its investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
美国众议院同意以藐视国会罪判处亿万富翁莱昂·布莱克（Leon Black），因为他无视与调查被定罪的性犯罪者杰弗里·爱泼斯坦有关的法律传票。
Black - who had business ties to Epstein - did not comply with a subpoena ordering him to appear before the House Oversight Committee earlier this month and share documents related to Epstein.
与爱泼斯坦有业务联系的布莱克没有遵守本月早些时候要求他出庭出席众议院监督委员会并分享与爱泼斯坦有关的文件的传票。
Lawyers for Black, who has sued over the summons, called the contempt move "outrageous".
布莱克的律师就传票提起诉讼，称这一藐视法庭的举动“令人愤慨”。
After passage of the measure holding Black in contempt, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said: "No one is above the law."
在布莱克藐视法庭的措施通过后，监督委员会主席詹姆斯·科默表示：“没有人可以凌驾于法律之上。”
"We will continue to seek transparency for the American people and justice for survivors."
“我们将继续为美国人民寻求透明度，为幸存者寻求正义。”
In a statement shared with US media, lawyers for Black called the House move an "outrageous action that ignores the facts and the truth about Mr. Black".
在与美国媒体分享的一份声明中，布莱克的律师称众议院的举动是“无视布莱克先生的事实和真相的无耻行为”。
"The full House is holding him in contempt without any regard to the active litigation challenging the lawfulness of the Committee's actions and the ethics complaint against Chairman Comer," they said.
他们表示：“众议院全体议员都认为他藐视法庭，没有考虑到质疑委员会行为合法性的积极诉讼以及针对科默主席的道德投诉。”
The measure, which passed by unanimous consent, means the matter will be referred to the US justice department, which will decide whether to criminally prosecute Black.
该措施获得一致通过，意味着此事将提交给美国司法部，由司法部决定是否对布莱克提起刑事诉讼。
In a statement, the committee's top Democrat, Congressman Robert Garcia, called the contempt vote "an important step towards justice and accountability".
该委员会的民主党领袖、国会议员罗伯特·加西亚在一份声明中称，藐视法庭投票是“迈向正义和问责的重要一步”。
"We will continue to center the survivors in our fight to hold those responsible for these horrific crimes," he said.
他说：“我们将继续以幸存者为中心，追究那些对这些可怕罪行负责的人。”
Black walked out of voluntary testimony before the House Oversight Committee in June after he was asked about nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) he may have signed, lawmakers said at the time.
立法者当时表示，6 月份，布莱克在被问及他可能签署的保密协议 (NDAs) 后，退出了众议院监督委员会的自愿作证。
Black left Apollo Global Management, which he co-founded, amid scrutiny in 2021 over his Epstein ties. He has denied any wrongdoing with regards to his dealings with Epstein.
2021 年，布莱克因与爱泼斯坦的关系而受到审查，因此离开了他共同创立的阿波罗全球管理公司。 他否认与爱泼斯坦的交易有任何不当行为。
The subpoenas, which ordered Black to share NDAs and give an on-camera deposition under oath, were issued after he left the committee meeting in June.
这些传票是在布莱克六月份离开委员会会议后发出的，传票要求布莱克分享保密协议并在宣誓后在镜头前提供证词。
Black has said he hired Epstein as a wealth management adviser, telling lawmakers in June that he gave Epstein $158m (£118m) for legitimate reasons.
布莱克表示，他聘请爱泼斯坦作为财富管理顾问，并于 6 月告诉立法者，他出于正当理由向爱泼斯坦提供了 1.58 亿美元（1.18 亿英镑）。
The billionaire has said he did not know about Epstein's crimes until he was charged with sex trafficking in July 2019.
这位亿万富翁表示，直到 2019 年 7 月被指控性交易之前，他并不知道爱泼斯坦的罪行。
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