Comer seeks testimony from guard on duty night Epstein died
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House Oversight Chairman James Comer said Wednesday that the committee will hear testimony from one of the prison guards who was on duty the night Jeffrey Epstein died, and that “we have a lot of questions” amid suspicious cash deposits and newly revealed Department of Justice (DOJ) records.
“Recent news in the press… [are] very concerning, especially the suspicious activity report regarding a mysterious $5,000 deposit [the guard] There was. The reason that stands out to me is that suspicious activity reports are so rarely reported, even for amounts under $10,000. So it’s a mystery,” Comer told “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday.
“This is something that, according to DOJ documents, was never investigated and he was never asked,” he added.
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House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., speaks to reporters after a closed-door hearing with Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend and confidant of sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 9. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Comer’s remarks were a reference to prison guard Tova Noel, who came under scrutiny after Justice Department documents allege she searched for information online on the day of Epstein’s death and deposited $5,000 in cash 10 days before his death; this money was later flagged in a suspicious activity report.
“So, because of the media reports and because, quite frankly, most people on the committee are not 100% sure that Epstein’s death was a suicide, we will be asking Ms. Noel to appear for a written interview,” Comer said.
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The Department of Justice has released numerous Jeffrey Epstein files. (Rick Friedman/Rick Friedman Photography/Corbis via Getty Images)
Comer made clear that the committee did not accuse Noel of any wrongdoing, but had a few questions he wanted answered.
“Who else was involved in abusing girls? Why didn’t the government do a better job of investigating and prosecuting Epstein when they had the chance years before finally convicting him?” he asked.
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“Was Epstein a spy? Was our government involved in any way in destroying or hiding evidence at any of these four properties? So now, was Epstein’s death a suicide as the government reported, or was there some other mysterious factor in his death?”
Federal authorities have long ruled that Epstein’s death in 2019 was a suicide. Noel and another guard were previously accused of falsifying records, but a deferred prosecution agreement was later signed and the charges were dropped.
In a sworn statement to the Justice Department in 2021, Noel denied Googling Epstein. The New York Post reported.
