U.S. Department of Justice [2025.07%20DOJ%20FBI%20Memorandum]

U.S. Department of Justice \n Federal Bureau of Investigation \n__________________________________________________________________________ \nAs part of our commitment to transparency, the Department of Justice and the Federal \nBureau of Investigation have conducted an exhaustive review of investigative holdings relating to \nJeffrey Epstein. To ensure that the review was thorough, the FBI conducted digital searches of its \ndatabases, hard drives, and network drives as well as physical searches of squad areas, locked \ncabinets, desks, closets, and other areas where responsive material may have been stored. These \nsearches uncovered a significant amount of material, including more than 300 gigabytes of data \nand physical evidence. \nThe files relating to Epstein include a large volume of images of Epstein, images and videos \nof victims who are either minors or appear to be minors, and over ten thousand downloaded videos \nand images of illegal child sex abuse material and other pornography. Teams of agents, analysts, \nattorneys, and privacy and civil liberties experts combed through the digital and documentary \nevidence with the aim of providing as much information as possible to the public while \nsimultaneously protecting victims. Much of the material is subject to court-ordered sealing. Only \na fraction of this material would have been aired publicly had Epstein gone to trial, as the seal \nserved only to protect victims and did not expose any additional third-parties to allegations of \nillegal wrongdoing. Through this review, we found no basis to revisit the disclosure of those \nmaterials and will not permit the release of child pornography. \nThis systematic review revealed no incriminating “client list.” There was also no credible \nevidence found that Epstein blackmailed prominent individuals as part of his actions. We did not \nuncover evidence that could predicate an investigation against uncharged third parties. \nConsistent with prior disclosures, this review confirmed that Epstein harmed over one \nthousand victims. Each suffered unique trauma. Sensitive information relating to these victims is \nintertwined throughout the materials. This includes specific details such as victim names and \nlikenesses, physical descriptions, places of birth, associates, and employment history. \nOne of our highest priorities is combatting child exploitation and bringing justice to \nvictims. Perpetuating unfounded theories about Epstein serves neither of those ends. \nTo that end, while we have labored to provide the public with maximum information \nregarding Epstein and ensured examination of any evidence in the government’s possession, it is \nthe determination of the Department of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation that no \nfurther disclosure would be appropriate or warranted. \n\n \nAfter a thorough investigation, FBI investigators concluded that Jeffrey Epstein committed \nsuicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10, 2019. \nThis conclusion is consistent with previous findings, including the August 19, 2019 autopsy \nfindings of the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the November 2019 position \nof the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York in connection with the \ninvestigation of federal correctional officers responsible for guarding Epstein, and the June 2023 \nconclusions of DOJ’s Office of the Inspector General. \nThe conclusion that Epstein died by suicide is further supported by video footage from the \ncommon area of the Special Housing Unit (SHU) where Epstein was housed at the time of his \ndeath. As DOJ’s Inspector General explained in 2023, anyone entering or attempting to enter the \ntier where Epstein’s cell was located from the SHU common area would have been captured by \nthis footage. The FBI’s independent review of this footage confirmed that from the time Epstein \nwas locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on August 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next \nmorning, nobody entered any of the tiers in the SHU. \nDuring this review, the FBI enhanced the relevant footage by increasing its contrast, \nbalancing the color, and improving its sharpness for greater clarity and viewability. The full raw \nand enhanced videos are available at the following links: https://www.justice.gov/video-file1; \nhttps://www.justice.gov/video-file2.