The video showing the vicinity of Jeffrey Epstein's prison cell the day before he was found dead was edited even though the Department of Justice described it as "full raw" footage, Wired reported on Friday.
The outlet noted that the video was modified, likely with professional editing tool Adobe Premiere Pro, and appears to have been assembled from at least two clips. It was then saved several times, exported and uploaded to the DOJ's website, the outlet added.
Experts told Wired that this doesn't necessarily mean that the video was manipulated with deceptive purposes. However, the author noted that it could further fuel the suspicions around the death of the disgraced financier and claims about a client list of his.
"Whatever your flavor of Epstein conspiracy is, the video will help bolster it," Mike Rothschild, who writes about conspiracy theories, told the outlet.
The MAGA world has been abuzz about the issue since the DOJ released a memo announcing that the Trump administration would not be releasing any further documents or evidence connected to the death of Epstein, and that the infamous "Epstein List" of his alleged high-profile sex trafficking clients does not exist.
Many MAGA hardliners were quick to point out on social media several campaign trail pledges and promises regarding the Epstein Files by members of the administration. Trump himself said he would "probably" declassify Epstein files if elected. Vice President J.D. Vance and FBI Director Kash Patel both called for the complete release of the alleged client list. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News host John Roberts in February that the Epstein client list was "on my desk" awaiting review.
Following the announcement that the list Bondi said was on her desk doesn't exist, many conservatives demanded that Bondi resign.
In that context, former Trump lawyer Alan Dershowitz claimed that he knows who is preventing files about Epstein from being released and that is being done to protect high profile actors.
Dershowitz said that he had seen Epstein's client list, but could not reveal its contents due to confidentiality agreements. "This is not an opinion, this is a fact. I was accused falsely and ultimately I was completely cleared... From day one, from the day I was accused I said I want every document out because I knew every document would prove I was innocent," he began, revealing that he had been falsely accused to be a client himself.
"I know for a fact documents are being suppressed. They're being suppressed to protect individuals. I know the names of the individuals. I know why they're being suppressed. I know who's suppressing them," Dershowitz said.
"Just out of curiosity, without names, are these politicians? Business leaders? Both?" Spicer asked.
"They're everything, and let me tell you, at least one of them is somebody who was accused. Others are accusers, and judges have said if somebody calls themselves a victim we're not going to give any information about them. But they may not be victims, they may be perpetrators," said Dershowitz. "So we don't have information about false accusers, and we know there have been many false accusers who have accused innocent people for money."
Moreover, President Donald Trump considered pardoning Ghislaine Maxwell out of fear she might reveal damaging details about his long friendship with Epstein, according to journalist and author Michael Wolff.
Speaking on the Daily Beast Podcast, Wolff described Trump and Epstein as "joined at the hip for a good 15 years," saying the two shared girlfriends, social circles, and private planes during their years as wealthy Palm Beach neighbors.
After Maxwell was arrested in 2020 on charges of helping Epstein run a sex-trafficking ring, Trump reportedly grew "very wary," asking his advisers, "What could she say—what would she say?" Wolff said.
While the idea of pardoning Maxwell was floated, Trump's inner circle warned it would create massive political backlash. According to Wolff, "Everybody around him was kind of like, 'God, we hope she won't say anything, but we really hope he doesn't pardon her.'"
Ultimately, Trump didn't act, though he later told reporters, "I just wish her well, frankly."
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