Overview

• WIRED’s metadata review indicates the Department of Justice’s “raw” surveillance footage was edited in Adobe Premiere Pro and compiled from separate source files.
• The DOJ initially described the clip as unedited video confirming Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide and the absence of any incriminating client list.
• The recording contains a one-minute gap from 11:58:58 p.m. to 12:00:00 a.m., which the department attributes to a nightly camera reset.
• Independent forensics experts caution that the edits could reflect routine file conversions but warn that the lack of official explanation fuels conspiracy theories.
• Attorney General Pam Bondi and FBI leaders are confronting internal disputes and public criticism over their handling and presentation of the surveillance video.