House Oversight panel seeks testimony from private investigators who removed evidence from Epstein's home
Source: ABC News, via WPHM
House Oversight panel seeks testimony from private investigators who removed evidence from Epstein's home
March 27, 2026 ABC News
An undated photo from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein is part of a collection of images released Dec. 18, 2025, by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee. (House Oversight Committee Democrats)
(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are seeking testimony from private investigators who removed and stored a trove of evidence from the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's Palm Beach mansion before it was searched by police in 2005, according to letters reviewed by ABC News.
With the Department of Justice appearing to have never obtained the evidence -- which included three desktop computers and more than two dozen phone directories -- lawmakers want to interview the men about the removal of what could have been key evidence for police and prosecutors in their probe into Epstein's sex trafficking. ... "The Committee also seeks information regarding the reason for the removal of these materials, the potential withholding of these materials from law enforcement, and any other information regarding the activities and crimes of Jeffrey Epstein and any of his co-conspirators," Garcia wrote.
ABC News last month reported about the removal of the potential evidence, which may have shielded Epstein from legal scrutiny and contributed to how he was able to largely evade justice for more than a decade.
The Department of Justice's Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) issued a report in 2020 that faulted Alexander Acosta -- then the top federal prosecutor in Miami -- for agreeing to a plea deal with Epstein on charges in Florida before securing the missing computers, including one that was believed to have video footage from Epstein's home surveillance cameras. ... "There was good reason to believe the computers contained relevant -- and potentially critical -- information; and it was clear Epstein did not want the contents of his computers disclosed," the OPR report said.
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Rep. Robert Garcia
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Epstein's lawyers hired private investigators to remove evidence from his Palm Beach mansion.
This is significant information that hasn't been accessible to the Congress or the public, and we want to know why.
9:51 AM · Mar 27, 2026
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Epstein’s lawyers hired private investigators to remove evidence from his Palm Beach mansion.
— Rep. Robert Garcia (@robertgarcia.house.gov) 2026-03-27T13:51:51.240Z
This is significant information that hasn’t been accessible to the Congress or the public, and we want to know why.
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