The video recording of the night of Jeffrey Epstein’s death, which was previously made public, now includes an additional minute leading up to midnight.
A congressional committee in the US has released the minute of security footage that was previously missing from outside Jeffrey Epstein’s jail cell on the night he died. This contradicts a statement made earlier by Attorney General Pam Bondi, who claimed that one minute was automatically deleted from the video every night at midnight due to a camera reset.
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee made public over 33,000 pages of documents related to the Epstein case on Tuesday, amid increasing pressure on the Trump administration. The Justice Department and the FBI have maintained that Epstein did not have a list of clients involved in his sex trafficking ring.
Previously released surveillance footage from the area outside Epstein’s cell had a missing minute, from 11:59pm to midnight on August 9-10, leading to speculation and accusations of a cover-up. His death was officially ruled a suicide.
The newly released video shows a man walking away from the guard desk shortly after 11:59. The camera’s limited view does not show the entrance to Epstein’s cell.
The missing minute from Jeffrey Epstein’s surveillance footage has finally been released.
The original tape jumped from 11:58 p.m. straight to midnight—but the recovered clip reveals guards walking toward Epstein’s cell at 11:59:39, just seconds before midnight.
— Shadow of Ezra (@ShadowofEzra)
The absence of the expected gap in the recording goes against Bondi’s previous explanation. In July, she told reporters that the Bureau of Prisons informed her that the video is reset every night, and each night should have the same minute missing.
The newly released video lacks metadata, which is technical information usually embedded in a file that can confirm if the footage is original and unedited.
According to CBS News, which cited video forensics experts, the missing minute is of lower quality, has a reduced framerate, and a different text format on the screen.
The DOJ and FBI’s conclusion that Epstein did not have a client list has been widely criticized by lawmakers and commentators.
Trump, who promised to release the Epstein files during his reelection campaign, has responded to criticism about his handling of the case by saying that only “stupid people” insist on seeing Epstein’s supposed client list.
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