Warning: This article contains discussion of suicide which some readers may find distressing.
A fabricated video depicting Jeffrey Epstein’s final night in his cell emerged on Monday (December 22nd) afternoon but was swiftly removed by the Trump administration.
Following the release of over 300,000 files last Friday (December 19), after President Trump enacted the Epstein Files Transparency Act, numerous high-profile interactions with Jeffrey Epstein came to light, along with court documents and handwritten notes.
Among those appearing in the images were Bill Gates, Bill Clinton, and Michael Jackson, although their presence does not imply any misconduct.
Many were curious to see if the Republican president appeared in any of the images, and it seems he did, although the photos were mysteriously taken down from the DOJ website, along with 16 others.
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche informed NBC that the files were removed to protect victims, dismissing claims that it was due to Trump’s influence as ‘laughable.’
“There are numerous public photos showing President Trump with Mr. Epstein.
“The notion that we would remove a single photo because it included President Trump is absurd.
“A number of photographs were taken down after Friday’s release.
“This was because a New York judge mandated that we heed concerns from any victim or victim rights group regarding the material we publish.”
Subsequently, the image of Trump was restored on the DOJ website, but more content appeared to have vanished.
According to People and other sources, a 12-second video was initially released with the files but resurfaced only recently.
The footage seemed to depict the sex offender’s final hours in his cell before his suicide.
The video, hosted on a justice.gov URL, bore a time-stamp of Aug. 10, 2019, at 4:29 am.
The disgraced financier was discovered unresponsive in his New York Metropolitan Correctional Center cell at 6:30 am local time in 2019, appearing to have hanged himself with bedsheets.
The video’s brief appearance featured a man resembling Epstein, though reports confirm it was a fake.
Reports clarify that no camera was present in the room on the night of Trump’s former associate’s death, so the footage could not depict the actual event.
Additionally, the video appears animated and does not accurately portray how Epstein was found on that morning.
The report further noted: “Recorded video evidence for August 9 and 10 from the SHU (special housing unit) where Epstein was held was limited to one prison security camera due to a malfunction.”