Newly released docs solve Epstein jail video mystery
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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The FBI has released documents explaining the missing minute from the video shot on August 10, 2019, the day of Jeffrey Epstein's death, with reporters Graham Kates and Daniel Ruetenik stating that the agency scrambled to explain why it released a screen recording instead of the original footage.
According to CBS News, the discrepancy fueled conspiracy theories after Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino promised to release the original surveillance footage, but the FBI never offered a public explanation for the gap in footage, until now.
The documents also reveal that the FBI destroyed its master copy of the surveillance video from Epstein's final hours in the Metropolitan Correctional Center in June 2024, with an agent describing the exhibit as "no longer pertinent" to the case, sparking further questions about the agency's handling of evidence.
