Republican Rep. James Comer said FBI Director Kash Patel’s claims on the Epstein investigation have been “consistent,” but he is ready to take the probe a step further.

How?

Follow the money.

Patel received backlash for testifying that there’s “no credible” evidence that Epstein trafficked underage girls to anyone other than himself.

“Who, if anyone, did Epstein traffic these young women to besides himself?” Patel on Tuesday during a Senate Judiciary hearing, “Himself. There is no credible information, none. If there were, I would bring the case yesterday that he trafficked to other individuals. And the information we have, again, is limited.”

CNN host Jake Tapper confronted House Oversight Committee Chairman Comer on Wednesday.

House Oversight Chair James Comer just confirmed the next phase of the Epstein investigation.

And this might actual blow the whole thing wide open.

They’re about to follow the money.

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“We know that Epstein harmed hundreds of victims, maybe even more than a thousand,” began Tapper. “How do you explain that answer that he did not– that they don’t have evidence that he trafficked any of these underage girls to anyone other than himself?”

Comer offered a lengthy response that aligned with Patel’s claims.

“Well, thus far, with the information that we’ve received, what Patel said would appear to be consistent, and we met privately with the victims for over two hours, as well as their attorneys,” Comer said.

But he wasn’t done.

“Many members of the committee, both Democrat and Republican, male and female, asked the victims if they would provide names, and they didn’t say there weren’t any names, but they didn’t give us any names, and we’re gonna follow the money,” Comer said.

“I think the next step in trying to determine whether or not there were people other than Epstein that were involved in the human trafficking is to follow the money, and that’s where we are in the investigation now.”

“We’re fixing to go into the treasury cabinet and look at the bank violations, and as I’ve always said in previous investigations, the banks are always the first people that usually catch criminal activity.”

Comer said he was “hopeful” that the bank violations would lead to a money trail to those who paid Epstein.

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