Rep. James Comer, the Republican chair of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, announced Friday that his panel had begun receiving materials from the Treasury Department as part of its investigation into the agency’s handling of the case against Jeffrey Epstein. Some suspicious activity reports, which have been redacted, are already in the panel’s possession, according to Comer, who told reporters just before congressional investigators began their interview with Alex Acosta, the former U.S. attorney in southern Florida who brokered the controversial plea deal.
Comer emphasized that the Trump administration is fully cooperating with the committee’s inquiry, despite continued scrutiny over the administration’s slow release of additional materials in compliance with a House Oversight subpoena. “We’re gonna continue to try to seek answers,” he said. Earlier this week, Epstein’s victims were sharply critical of FBI Director Kash Patel’s testimony to members of the House and Senate Judiciary Committees, during which Patel claimed there was no credible evidence in the FBI’s possession that Epstein trafficked women to others.
Comer expressed the need for the victims to provide names of individuals to whom Epstein trafficked women and girls. “If a list exists of people to whom Epstein traff, his committee would find that list. If it doesn’t exist, said Comer, the panel would seek to compile its own.” Acosta did not answer questions from reporters as he walked to his interview with committee members, leaving questions about his stance on the case unanswered.