In the long reckoning that follows the exposure of powerful networks, Congress has turned its enforcement gaze toward Leon Black, founder of Apollo Global Management, recommending contempt charges for his refusal to answer subpoenas tied to the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. The move reflects a deeper institutional insistence that proximity to documented wrongdoing — particularly at the heights of financial power — cannot be met with silence. What unfolds next will test whether congressional authority carries genuine consequence, or whether wealth and legal complexity continue to soften accoun