Epstein Death Documents Shredded, Trump DOJ Under Fire

0:00On March 22nd, a new report is stirring up old questions about Jeffrey Epstein's death. It claims that huge amounts of documents were shredded and thrown out just days after he died, in August 2019, at a New York federal jail. This happened under Donald Trump's Justice Department, right as investigators were digging into what went wrong. The shredding took place during a Bureau of Prison's Review team visit to the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Witnesses saw multiple bags of destroyed paper work called to a dumpster, even with FBI agents and others on site for the ongoing probe. People found the timing suspicious, especially since the team was supposed to assess jail procedures, not get rid of records. Epstein's death was ruled a suicide, but failures like guards skipping checks and faking logs fueled widespread doubts. Then, Attorney General William Barr called the situation appalling and demanded answers, though no charges stuck against the guards. The documents were dumped before any schedule pick-up, potentially wiping out key evidence forever.

1:01This latest revelation from records released earlier this year has renewed calls for clarity on Epstein's case and what really happened behind bars. That's the story for today. Entertainment and celebrity news today, driven by AI. I'm Cory with the story.