(L to R):Trump, Melania Trump, Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell<\/p>\n
A report has undercut the Department of Justice\u2019s assertion that a video it released this week<\/a> of Jeffrey Epstein\u2019s final hours alive in prison is \u201cfull raw\u201d and unedited.<\/p>\n An analysis by Wired<\/em><\/a> determined that the hours-long footage, released by the DOJ to quell conspiracies involving Epstein\u2019s 2019 in-custody suicide, was \u201clikely modified\u201d using the professional video editing software Adobe Premiere Pro.<\/p>\n \u201cThe file appears to have been assembled from at least two source clips, saved multiple times, exported, and then uploaded to the DOJ\u2019s website,\u201d the magazine wrote.<\/p>\n That conclusion was reached by video forensics experts who studied the footage\u2019s metadata. Hany Farid, a professor at the University of California at Berkeley whose research focuses on digital forensics and misinformation, told Wired<\/em> that the footage would not be considered valid evidence in court.<\/p>\n \u201cIf a lawyer brought me this file and asked if it was suitable for court, I\u2019d say no. Go back to the source. Do it right,\u201d he said. \u201cDo a direct export from the original system\u2014no monkey business.\u201d<\/p>\n Faird said his issues with the clip go beyond its metadata, however. He claims its aspect ratio shifts \u201cnoticeably\u201d at multiple points.<\/p>\n \u201cWhy am I suddenly seeing a different aspect ratio?\u201d he remarked to Wired.<\/em><\/p>\n The professor suggested that the Trump administration should pull the clip directly from prison security cameras and show it to the world. Otherwise, conspiracies will continue to run amok.<\/p>\n Such a finding is sure to increase pressure on President Donald Trump and his administration, which has been subjected to infighting this week<\/a> over its handling of sensitive information regarding Epstein.<\/p>\n Trump promised during his latest campaign to declassify details about Epstein\u2019s associates and divulge the circumstances surrounding his suicide, which many on the right believe may have been a secretive homicide to keep Epstein from implicating the rich and powerful in court.<\/p>\n MAGA diehards have grown impatient with the lack of movement on the issue from Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi. The controversy escalated on Monday when a leaked FBI and DOJ memo stated that there was no so-called Epstein \u201cclient list\u201d despite Bondi claiming in February that such a list was on her desk. The White House confirmed the memo is authentic, and Trump, who has been photographed with Epstein, has scoffed that the saga is still dragging on<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cAre you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?\u201d Trump asked a reporter who called out a question to Bondi about Epstein. \u201cThis guy\u2019s been talked about for years … We have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things, and are people still talking about this guy, this creep? That is unbelievable.\u201d<\/p>\n Wired<\/em>\u2019s report does not provide evidence that the footage was deceptively edited. Still, experts said the DOJ did itself no favors when it referred to the edited footage as \u201craw\u201d in a case that has been draped in conspiracy since day one.<\/p>\n Sen. Brian Schatz, a Democrat from Hawaii, said he is beginning to suspect a MAGA coverup of sorts.<\/p>\n I am probably among the least conspiracy minded people you would ever meet but this is getting pretty nearly impossible to explain. https:\/\/t.co\/ajyh8ueM1T<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Brian Schatz (@brianschatz) July 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n