Black’s lawsuit argues the subpoenas exceed the committee’s authority by seeking private information unrelated to Epstein or any legitimate legislative purpose. It asks a federal judge to declare the subpoenas invalid and prevent the committee from enforcing them.
“The Committee is on a fishing expedition that oversteps its authority and completely ignores its responsibility,” Black’s attorney, Susan Estrich, said in a statement. “This is no longer about finding the truth about Epstein. It is about trying to destroy Mr. Black.”
He sounds desperate. Congress has the inherent power to investigate anything because of it’s oversight role.
He sounds desperate. Congress has the inherent power to investigate anything because of it’s oversight role.
(Used this article because of the paywall)
For NYT paywalls formatting the url with “.com.” usually works as a workaround.