Epstein prison guard will testify before Congress one way or another: ‘If she doesn’t, I’ll subpoena her’

Rep. James Comer (R-KY) is vowing to bring Jeffrey Epstein prison guard Tova Noel before his House Oversight Committee — one way or another.

Noel, one of the corrections officers on duty at the Metropolitan Correctional Facility when the notorious pedophile hanged himself, was called to come before Congress March 26.

“If she doesn’t, I’ll subpoena her,” Comer, who chairs the panel, told The Post when asked if Noel agreed to come in for a transcribed interview next week.

James Comer said the House Oversight Committee has a lot of questions for former corrections officer Tova Noel. AP

It follows reporting by The Post she googled the sex predator minutes before he was found dead — and made mysterious cash deposits to her bank account.

“We’ve got a lot of questions to ask,” Comer added.

Noel, 37, googled “latest on Epstein in jail” at 5:42 a.m. and then again at 5:52 a.m. on Aug. 10, 2019 — less than 40 minutes before her colleague, corrections officer Michael Thomas, found the disgraced financier dead in his cell by hanging at 6:30 a.m., according to an FBI record included in new Department of Justice documents.

Chase Bank also flagged several cash deposits in Noel’s bank account in a “suspicious activity report” to the FBI in November 2019, another DOJ file revealed.

The largest, and final, cash deposit was for $5,000 on July 30, 2019 — one week after Epstein’s first suicide attempt in prison on July 23.

Noel googled “latest on Epstein in jail” minutes before his body was found, and made mysyerious cash deposits. AP

“Due to public reporting, documents released by the Department of Justice and documents obtained by the Committee, the Committee believes you have information that will assist in its investigation,” Comer’s March 13 letter to Noel said.

The committee is in communication with Noel’s counsel, but her appearance had yet to be confirmed. Her lawyer didn’t respond to The Post’s request for comment. A subpoena would likely be for testimony at a later date.

She was accused, along with Thomas, of falsifying records to say they checked on Epstein throughout the night of his death. They were fired but criminal charges against both were later dropped.