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James Comer, the Republican who chairs the committee, told reporters that the committee had already issued two subpoenas to Black on Friday " one demanding he produce any nondisclosure agreements, and another to appear again before the committee next month.

Speaking to reporters outside the room, Comer said that "the NDAs are between him and other women" and that the committee wants to know "was Jeffrey Epstein involved in the NDAs? Was he involved in writing? Was he involved in awarding funds to the women for the NDAs? ... What was the reason for the NDAs? We want to know everything about the NDAs."

"During today's voluntary transcribed interview, Mr Black stated he wouldn't answer questions about NDAs," Comer said. "Answers about the terms and substance of these NDAs are critical to our investigation. For this reason, today I issued subpoenas to Mr Black for NDAs and to appear for a deposition in the near future."

Representative Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the committee, told reporters that he supports Comer's subpoenas.