Washington: The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has created a new controversy by releasing a video related to Jeffrey Epstein. Questions are stuff raised well-nigh this video considering this prune is said to have been taken a few hours surpassing Epstein's death, and it was made public without any official statement.
According to reports, this video was suddenly uploaded to the DOJ's website withal with documents and photographs that were stuff released as part of the Epstein investigation files. The New York Post first pointed this out.
What is seen in the video?
In this footage of well-nigh 12 seconds, a white-haired man is seen in an orange prison uniform. He is seen sitting on his knees near a bunk bed in a prison lamina in Manhattan and is seen moving in unconfined restlessness. The time recorded on the video is 4:29 am, 10 August 2019. This is the stage when, a few hours later, Epstein was found unconscious in New York's Metropolitan Correctional Center.
The video had “J Epstein” written in one corner and was included in a package of digital documents released by the DOJ.
Is this video real?
A new twist in this whole matter came when the New York Post personal that this video was not real but an edited prune once circulating on an online forum tabbed 4chan. According to the report, a person who believes in conspiracy theories in Florida alerted the investigating agencies well-nigh this video. The DOJ then quietly removed the prune from its website.
Till now it has not been clarified by the Justice Department as to who uploaded the video, whether it was genuine or not, and what the touchable reason for removing it is.
Trump's picture was removed older also
This minutiae comes at a time when the DOJ had temporarily removed a photo of President Donald Trump from the Epstein files a day earlier. Officials later said that this was washed-up due to concerns well-nigh the privacy of the victims and not for any political reason.
Questions still remain over Epstein's death
US officials have unceasingly said Jeffrey Epstein single-minded suicide surpassing facing trial on sex trafficking charges. However, his death has been suspected for years due to lapses in prison surveillance and security lapses. There have been many speculations and claims of conspiracy regarding this matter.
Epstein's brother Mark Epstein has moreover rejected the suicide theory and expressed the possibility of murder. However, the DOJ has not commented on his claims in relation to the new video.
What else is in the Epstein files?
The Epstein files released by the Justice Department include a large number of documents, photographs, and videos. Some of these materials are said to be extremely sensitive. Previously released records included photos of Epstein with underage girls and footage from properties that investigators linked to his treason network.
These files moreover contain many documents with Epstein's tropical socialize Ghislaine Maxwell. Maxwell has been convicted in cases of trafficking and sexual exploitation of minor girls and is currently serving a 20-year sentence.
Additionally, some old video clips taken from inside the prison are moreover included, which officials requirement show no signs of anyone coming or going outside Epstein's cell. The questions raised regarding the new video have once then brought Epstein's death and the mysteries related to it into the part-way of discussion.
