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Yahoo
10-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Trump DOJ releases video debunking Epstein conspiracy theories
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released surveillance footage Monday to back up its determination that disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a New York City prison in 2019. The nearly 11-hour video was filmed outside Epstein's prison cell during the final hours of his life while he was awaiting trial on additional federal sex trafficking charges. 'After a thorough investigation, FBI investigators concluded that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10, 2019,' the DOJ wrote in a memo cosigned Monday by the FBI. 'This conclusion is consistent with previous findings.' Conspiracy theories have lingered about the cause of Epstein's death since his lifeless body was found in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) cell where he was being held. Epstein, a wealthy New York socialite who owned his own jet and private island, frequently hobnobbed with celebrities and the political elite, including President Trump and former President Clinton. The footage the DOJ released this week covers the area outside of Epstein's cell — not what happened inside — but no one is seen entering or exiting. 'As DOJ's Inspector General explained in 2023, anyone entering or attempting to enter the tier where Epstein's cell was located from the SHU common area would have been captured by this footage,' the DOJ's memo states. 'The FBI's independent review of this footage confirmed that from the time Epstein was locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on August 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next morning, nobody entered any of the tiers in the SHU.' But more skepticism emerged after the video's release regarding the timestamp, which appears to jump ahead one minute at midnight on Aug. 10. The jump is noticeable in the original video and an enhanced version from the FBI. The DOJ didn't immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment on the apparent timestamp shift. Federal authorities announced Monday that Epstein's long-discussed 'client list' does not exist and the government does not plan to release additional documents from the case. Attorney General Pam Bondi facilitated a splashy release of documents related to Epstein's case in February, but the records — many of them files already available to the public — did not quell skeptics. Bondi later claimed she was 'misled' about the contents. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
The Hill
07-07-2025
- Politics
- The Hill
Trump DOJ releases video debunking Epstein conspiracy theories
The Department of Justice (DOJ) released surveillance footage Monday to back up its determination that disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein killed himself in a New York City prison in 2019. The nearly 11-hour-long video was filmed outside Epstein's prison cell during the final hours of his life while he was awaiting trial on additional federal sex trafficking charges. 'After a thorough investigation, FBI investigators concluded that Jeffrey Epstein committed suicide in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City on August 10, 2019,' the DOJ wrote in a memo cosigned by the FBI on Monday. 'This conclusion is consistent with previous findings.' Conspiracy theories have lingered about the cause of Epstein's death since his lifeless body was found in the Special Housing Unit (SHU) cell where he was being held. Epstein, a wealthy New York socialite who owned his own private jet and private island, frequently hobnobbed with celebrities and the political elite, including President Trump and former President Bill Clinton. The footage the DOJ released this week covers the area outside of Epstein's cell — not what happened inside, but no one is seen entering or exiting. 'As DOJ's Inspector General explained in 2023, anyone entering or attempting to enter the tier where Epstein's cell was located from the SHU common area would have been captured by this footage,' the DOJ's memo states. 'The FBI's independent review of this footage confirmed that from the time Epstein was locked in his cell at around 10:40 pm on August 9, 2019, until around 6:30 am the next morning, nobody entered any of the tiers in the SHU.' But more skepticism emerged after the video's release regarding the timestamp, which appears to jump ahead one minute at midnight on August 10. The jump is noticeable in the original video and an enhanced version from the FBI. The DOJ didn't immediately respond to The Hill's request for comment on the apparent timestamp shift. Federal authorities announced Monday that Epstein's long-discussed 'client list' does not exist and the government does not plan to release additional documents from the case. Attorney General Pam Bondi facilitated a splashy release of documents related to Epstein's case in February, but the records — many of them files already available to the public — did not quell skeptics. Bondi later claimed she was 'misled' about the contents.
Boston Globe
17-02-2025
- Politics
- Boston Globe
Families in emergency shelters need long-term solutions
I went on to overcome homelessness, but I can't not forget the harm imposed by his choices, which each day left me in fear of whether I would have a roof over my head. For the thousands of homeless families that remained in flux, I hoped that a new governor would work to strengthen the state's shelter program. But with Governor Maura Healey, the emergency shelter program continues to be at risk. Countless families today depend on the Emergency Assistance shelter program to survive. This crucial program is a lifeline for families on the brink of or experiencing homelessness, giving them help before the cycle of poverty takes hold. Over the past year, however, the program has been pushed to capacity, the result of a growing in Massachusetts amid a housing crisis that has also pushed residents into state-funded shelters. Yet instead of focusing on addressing family homelessness, policy makers have begun Some have proposed rescinding the 'right-to-shelter' law, which guarantees homeless families access to emergency shelter. Healey has Advertisement Families with children, irrespective of citizenship, have been forced to These families need real solutions that prevent or interrupt homelessness, rather than arbitrary limits on their ability to access resources. For example, HomeBASE is a often spend more weeks in shelter than necessary because of bureaucratic Advertisement In light of the housing affordability crisis, policy makers need to better utilize vacant subsidized housing. such housing because they are unable to meet stringent eligibility requirements. Further, policy makers must invest more in eviction prevention resources, like the Residential Assistance for Families in Transition The solution to the surge in family homelessness does not lie in removing one of the few safety nets available to homeless families. It necessitates Furthermore, the root of this shelter crisis is the shortage of affordable housing in the state. Instead of destroying the family shelter system, our policy makers must protect it — and then expand their efforts beyond it — to end family homelessness once and for all. For all its flaws, the family shelter system provided my family with a roof when we needed it the most. It gave me the space to build a better future for myself, even under the worst circumstances, that led to my becoming a housing attorney. The thousands of homeless children in the Commonwealth deserve that same chance. Advertisement Timothy Scalona is a staff attorney in the Housing Unit at Greater Boston Legal Services and a board member at the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute.
