Comer Concedes On CNN 97 Percent Of Epstein Files He Released Were Already Public: ‘That’s 3 Percent More’
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) joined CNN on Wednesday to discuss his investigation into the Epstein Files and the recent document release from his committee.
“Now for more on the Epstein case and the fallout on Capitol Hill, Republican Congressman and Chairman of the Oversight Committee, James Comer of Kentucky. Thank you so much for coming on. You are leading the Epstein probe in Congress and you released many documents last night,” began anchor Pamela Brown.
“Certainly did, Mr. Chairman. Thanks so much for being with us. Democrats on your committee say ninety-seven percent of the Epstein-related documents from the U.S. Justice Department released to the American people last night were already public. What do you say to that?” pressed Wolf Blitzer.
“Well, the 3% that weren’t public—that’s 3% more than Joe Biden released when he was president. Look, President Trump is complying with our subpoena, with my subpoena. He’s turning over documents. We posted 34,000 last night. We expect to get more documents,” Comer replied, conceding the document dump was comprised of mostly already public materials.
“As soon as we get those documents and review them to make sure none of the victims’ names are listed—who don’t want their names listed—then we’re going to put those online as well. And we’re going to seek justice for the survivors. And I think that’s what the objective of this investigation should be. It’s to find out not only the names of who some of the people were that abused the girls, but also to hold many of these criminals accountable. And that’s what the victims who we met with yesterday asked us to do,” Comer continued.
Later in the interview, Comer also promised to release the names of anyone who went to Epstein’s private island if his committee uncovers that information, hinting at the likelihood an Epstein “client list” will still come out – something the Trump administration has claimed does not exist.
Watch the clip above via CNN.
