The minute of surveillance video allegedly ‘missing’ from the footage of the night Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his prison cell has apparently been found.
A source familiar with the investigation told the Daily Mail that the FBI and DOJ are both in possession of the minute of video that the agencies previously said was not there because of a tape transition that occurred automatically every night.
The Justice Department released earlier this month nearly 11 hours of surveillance footage of the area of the prison leading to Epstein’s cell the night he died.
It was meant to prove that no one went towards the convicted child sex offender that night as conspiracies raged that Epstein was murdered to prevent him from spilling secrets about high-profile co-conspirators.
Sleuths quickly found there was a one–minute gap in the footage overnight from August 9 to August 10, 2019, which only led to more speculation that a cover-up was underway. The time code on the screen jumped forward one-minute just before midnight.
When the video was released earlier this month, it was described as ‘raw’ footage.
Attorney General Pam Bondi was questioned about the video in a July 8 Cabinet meeting, and she claimed the Bureau of Prisons told her it was an antiquated process that happened every night when the tapes automatically reset.
Now it’s revealed the FBI is in possession of a version of the video that includes the missing minute.
The one-minute of ‘missing video’ from the prison footage outside Jeffrey Epstein’s cell the night he died has been found
There was jump in one-minute right before midnight in the 11-hours of footage the the DOJ and FBI released earlier this month – leading to even more speculation of a ‘cover-up’
It’s unclear why the section was missing when the video was released earlier in July or what is in the video that wasn’t previously shown.
And there are still questions swirling over whether the Justice Department will decide to release the found minute.
Bondi has taken much of the brunt of the criticism over the administration’s handling of the Epstein files over the last month.
In an unsigned joint memo made public on July 6, the DOJ and FBI claimed a months-long review of the files found that the disgraced financier and sex offender was not murdered in his cell.
It also concluded that there was no so-called ‘client list’ of co-conspirators and said that no one else would be charged in relation to his crimes.
The drop of non-information did include making public for the first time the video showing a man they claim was Epstein being escorted to his jail cell the night of August 9, 2019.
The video is blurry and a staircase hand railing prevents a clear view of the person being escorted by prison guard to his cell.
It did show that no one went in the direction of his unit until prison staff was seen bringing breakfast to his room the morning of August 10, 2019 – but instead found him dead in his cell with sheets around his neck.
It’s now revealed that the DOJ and FBI are in possession of the missing minute of video
Original coroner reports concluded that Epstein committed suicide – and the most recent DOJ review backed up that finding.
Multiple officials say that the surveillance footage is a key piece of evidence proving that Epstein did die by suicide.
Bondi said this month that the Justice Department would share other videos that showed the same one-minute reset happened every night at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.
No such video has been released and Epstein’s death continues to be fodder for conspiracy theories.
