Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments

Billionaire Leon Black on Wednesday filed a federal defamation lawsuit against California Rep. Robert Garcia for public comments the Democratic congressman made tying him to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.

Billionaire Leon Black sues U.S. Rep. Robert Garcia for defamation over Epstein comments

TL;DR

  • Leon Black has filed a federal defamation lawsuit.
  • The lawsuit is against California Rep. Robert Garcia.
  • The suit alleges Garcia made defamatory public comments.
  • These comments reportedly linked Black to Jeffrey Epstein.