What to know

• Black - who had business ties to Epstein - declined to appear and provide documents related to the convicted sex offender.S1
• Billionaire Leon Black is suing the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee seeking to block subpoenas it issued him in its probe of Jeffrey Epstein.S2
• The billionaire investor had refused to appear for a deposition and turn over documents to a key panel investigating Jeffrey Epstein.S3
• The House of Representatives has voted to hold Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying two subpoenas issued in the House Oversight Committee's Epstein probe.S4
• The committee accused Black of defying subpoenas as part of its investigation into the late Jeffrey Epstein.S5
• The vote means the matter can be referred to the Department of Justice for potential criminal investigation.S6
• The House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to find billionaire Leon Black in contempt of Congress for refusing to comply with subpoenas related to a congressional probe into the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.S7
• The US House voted to refer billionaire Leon Black to the Justice Department for contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with an investigation into sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.S8