‘Clear As Day’: Bongino Says FBI Will Release Convincing Video On Epstein’s Death

FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino said on Thursday that the bureau would release video footage that shows “clear as day” that child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was the only person in his jail cell before he was found dead with marks around his neck.

In an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Thursday morning, Bongino said that all the evidence points to Epstein committing suicide in his New York jail cell in August 2019. Some strange circumastances around Epstein’s death sparked widespread speculation that the child rapist was killed due to his potential knowledge of influential people allegedly committing similar crimes. Earlier this month, Bongino and FBI Director Kash Patel were criticized after they said that there was “no evidence” that Epstein killed himself.

“I’m not asking anyone to believe me. I’m telling you what’s there and what isn’t,” Bongino told the “Fox & Friends” co-hosts.

“There’s video that when you look at the video, and we will release it … we are working on cleaning it up to make sure you have an enhanced version, and we’re going to give the original so you don’t think there were any shenanigans — you’re going to see there’s no one there but him,” Bongino added.

He said the video doesn’t show “the actual act” of Epstein committing suicide, adding that the footage comes from a camera in the Metropolitan Correctional Center bay, which was just outside of Epstein’s cell. Bongino clarified that the FBI would look into any tips that would suggest that Epstein was murdered, but currently, “there is 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.”

“If you have it, I’m happy to see it. There’s video clear as day, he’s the only person in there and the only person coming out. You can see it,” he added.

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Some of the strange circumstances around Epstein’s death include the fact that he was removed from suicide watch just days after an apparent suicide attempt in July 2019. The decision to take Epstein off suicide watch was made by a “doctoral-level psychologist,” according to the Justice Department.

Additionally, two guards working the overnight shift on Epstein’s unit before his death allegedly failed to check on him for more than 10 hours, falling asleep and neglecting their duty to make routine checks every 30 minutes. A camera that should have captured Epstein’s cell door was reportedly not working the night Epstein died.

Epstein was found dead with bed sheets wrapped around his neck at 6:30 a.m. on August 10, 2019, around a month after he was arrested.