NEW Epstein files finally reveal the “missing minute” absent from earlier releases – and it shows a figure moving towards his cell hours before he was found dead.
Trump’s administration had claimed the minute of footage did not exist when CCTV was first released in July, but this now appears incorrect.
A guard can be seen circled in red moving towards the staircase that leads to Epstein’s cell during the newly-uncovered ‘missing minute’ of footage[/caption]
In previously released footage, the clock ticked straight from 23:58:58 to midnight – but we now have the missing minute[/caption]
A huge dump of files relating to the paedo financier Jeffery Epstein was released on Tuesday after massive pressure from campaigners and even Maga figures.
Much was already in the public domain, but there is some significant new material in the files which date back to 2005.
Amongst the release is nearly 14 hours of CCTV footage from inside Brooklyn’s Metropolitan Detention Center where Epstein was being held when he died on the night of August 9, 2019.
He was awaiting trial for sex trafficking of minors, and a recent probe has concluded that he killed himself – despite rampant conspiracy theories suggesting otherwise.
The footage gives the view of one camera from 6pm on August 9 to 7am the next morning – including the moment Epstein was found hanging in his cell at 6:33am.
This is two more hours than the July release.
Crucially, there was a minute missing from the July footage – the clock ticked from 11:58:58 to midnight, skipping out 62 seconds.
But this time around, it’s all there.
At 11:59:40, during the newly-uncovered minute, you can clearly see a guard stepping out from behind the desk and walking across the communal area towards the right of the screen – and the staircase leading to Jeffery Epstein’s cell.
The left side of the staircase can just be made out – to the left of the red vertical beam.
However, only a small slice is visible, meaning it’s impossible to tell whether the guard climbed the stairs.
Attorney General Pam Bondi previously claimed that the minute was missing from the first release due to the prison‘s outdated CCTV system.
She said: “What we learned from Bureau of Prisons was every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing.”
That statement now appears untrue – seeing as the minute is not in fact missing.
There was further controversy around the first release because the Department of Justice claimed it was the “raw” footage – though various clues suggested that might not be the case.
First of all, a cursor could be seen moving across the screen at one point – indicating it might be a screen recording rather than a raw file.
Further analysis revealed that the video was likely made from two clips stitched together.
The more complete footage was released yesterday by the House of Representatives Oversight Committee amid a probe into potential ethics violations among elected officials.
Committee officials have also met with survivors of Epstein’s abuse.
Little St. James Island, where girls were taken to be abused by Epstein[/caption]
Epstein died in jail while awaiting trial[/caption]
The discussion with survivors left top Republican Rep Nancy Mace in tears.
Florida Republican Anna Paulina Luna said: “This is a lot bigger than anyone anticipated.”
She added: “There are some rich and powerful people that need to go to jail.
“I think everyone’s frustrated as to why that hasn’t happened before.”
A staggering 33,295 pages of material handed over by the Justice Department after a subpoena from chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) were released by the committee on Tuesday.
The files cover Epstein’s sprawling sex-trafficking network and his partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell.
The trove includes old court filings, police bodycam footage of searches, and interviews with victims — their faces blurred to protect identities.
Much of it has been seen before, but the sheer scale of the release is unprecedented.
Resurfaced videos in the release showed inside the paedophile’s lair – decorated with a massive collection of photos nude women and Epstein’s meetings with high-profile figures.
Naked ladies hang in frames in Epstein’s bathrooms, hallways, his personal gym, and several offices.
Epstein and Maxwell had a peculiar relationship – and an evil conspiracy to recruit young girls for abuse[/caption]
Maxwell remains in prison[/caption]
His accomplice girlfriend and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell features in over a dozen photographs – including one nude shot of her lounging on a beach.
There are also photos of Epstein with people such as Pope John Paul II and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.
Maxwell confirmed that these high-profile meetings took place in either 2002 or 2003 during her interview with Trump DOJ officials released last month.
The footage from inside Epstein’s house comes from 2005 – when a criminal investigation was first launched into him by local police in Palm Beach, Florida.
It wound up with a controversial deal where the multi-millionaire pleaded guilty to state prostitution charges and, in exchange, Miami-based federal prosecutors promised not to bring charges.
Pressure is now mounting on Congress to go further.
Numerous girls have testified they were victims of the vile power couple[/caption]
