US EditionFBI Leadership Reaffirms Jeffrey Epstein's Death as Suicide, Rejecting Conspiracy Theories
- Kash Patel, who served as FBI Director, and his deputy Dan Bongino publicly stated their belief that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in a federal jail cell in New York City on August 19, 2019.
- Epstein's death followed the transfer of his cellmate and occurred amid jail staff failures to monitor him and security camera malfunctions, fueling speculation and conspiracy theories.
- The Department of Justice's Inspector General issued a 2023 report citing numerous serious staff failings but found no evidence contradicting the suicide ruling or suggesting criminality.
- The medical examiner stated Epstein's injuries matched hanging suicide, noting absence of struggle marks, and Patel said, "You know a suicide when you see one, and that's what that was."
- Despite persistent far-right conspiracy theories, Patel and Bongino reject alternative explanations, emphasizing the suicide conclusion while acknowledging public opinion rights.
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Top FBI officials reject conspiracy theory on Jeffrey Epstein's suicide
The FBI’s top two officials have repudiated one of the most persistent conspiracy theories on far-right social media: that accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein did not take his own life. Their statements, however, stirred even more doubt among many who believe Epstein was the victim of shadowy forces that control the federal government. In an interview that aired Sunday, May 18, on Fox News, FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bong…
FBI chiefs outrage conspiracy theorists with their take on Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide: ‘Show us the facts’
FBI Director Kash Patel and his deputy angered the conspiracy theorists who do not believe Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide when they shot down alternative explanations for the financier’s death during an interview that aired Sunday.
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