FBI leaders say jail video shows Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide

FBI leaders Kash Patel and Dan Bongino say surveillance video shows that convicted sex offenderJeffrey Epstein died by suicide in his jail cell in 2019.

The FBI’s top two leaders said in interviews on Fox News that the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, and they promised to release a surveillance video from the federal jail in New York City where Epstein was found dead.

Officials in the first Trump administration ruled that Epstein’s death in 2019 was a suicide. But it has remained the subject of conspiracy theories suggesting he was murdered because of his connections to high-profile celebrities and politicians.

Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino, a former pro-Trump podcaster, said Thursday morning on Fox News that the video showed that no one entered or approached Epstein’s cell at the time of his suicide. Bongino also said no forensic evidence had been found suggesting that another person was present.

“There’s no DNA, there’s no audio, there’s no fingerprints, there’s no suspects, there’s no accomplices, there’s no tips, there is nothing,” said Bongino, who asked members of the public to share any evidence of wrongdoing in the case. “If you have it, I’m happy to see it.”

“There’s video clear as day,” he added. “He’s the only person in there and the only person coming out. You can see it.”