American lawyer and law professor known for constitutional and criminal law
Bill Gates has appeared for a closed-door transcribed interview with the House Oversight Committee about his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein. Gates has said he never witnessed criminal conduct, denied visiting Epstein-owned properties and called meeting Epstein a "grave error in judgment." The committee is probing Justice Department handling and released files.
The House Oversight Committee has subpoenaed former Apollo CEO Leon Black to produce nondisclosure agreements and to return for a sworn deposition on July 16 after he declined to answer questions about NDAs during a closed-door interview. Committee chair James Comer says the NDAs may connect Black to Jeffrey Epstein; Black denies wrongdoing.
A federal judge has ordered the release of roughly $5.8m that Donald Trump deposited after a 2023 jury found him liable for sexually abusing and defaming writer E. Jean Carroll. The Second Circuit denied an emergency stay; Trump has appealed and signalled further legal challenges. Carroll's separate $83.3m defamation award remains under appeal.