‘Raw’ Epstein Clip Released by Trump Likely Edited

The Department of Justice is under fire after forensic experts revealed that the so-called “full raw” video of Jeffrey Epstein’s final hours in his prison cell was likely edited—potentially multiple times—before being released to the public.

The clip, touted by President Trump’s DOJ as unaltered proof that Epstein died by suicide in 2019, appears anything but untouched. According to a bombshell investigation by Wired, metadata shows the video was stitched together using Adobe Premiere Pro, a professional video-editing program.

“This is not raw. Not even close,” said Dr. Hany Farid, a renowned digital forensics professor at UC Berkeley. “It’s been spliced, exported, and re-uploaded. If this were brought into court as evidence, it would be thrown out immediately. The DOJ needs to go back and pull a direct feed from the prison’s original security system—no monkey business.”

Farid also pointed out oddities within the video itself, noting that the aspect ratio visibly shifts at several points. “Why am I suddenly seeing a different frame size?” he asked. “This raises major red flags.”

The fallout is already rippling through Washington—and straight into the Oval Office.

President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed to expose the Epstein cover-up and unseal all files related to the disgraced financier’s powerful friends. But critics say his administration, particularly Attorney General Pam Bondi, is falling short of those promises.

Frustration within Trump’s MAGA base hit a boiling point earlier this week when a leaked FBI-DOJ memo confirmed that there is no Epstein “client list”—despite Bondi claiming in February that one was sitting on her desk. The White House admitted the memo is real.

When asked about the lingering Epstein drama, Trump dismissed it as old news. “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?” he said, brushing off a reporter. “This guy’s been talked about for years. We’ve got bigger things happening in Texas and everywhere else. I mean, come on.”

But critics aren’t ready to move on—especially after the DOJ labeled the questionable clip as “raw.”

“It’s hard not to wonder what they’re hiding,” said Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI). “I’m not usually one for conspiracy theories, but this just doesn’t add up anymore.”

Neither the DOJ nor the FBI has denied the Wired report. Both agencies refused to comment on the findings, further fueling speculation that something sinister may be lurking behind Epstein’s supposed suicide.

The footage was released by the Trump administration this week in an attempt to “settle” long-running theories that Epstein was murdered to protect his elite inner circle—rumors that have only intensified since his mysterious death at New York’s Metropolitan Correctional Center in 2019.

Trump, who was once photographed with Epstein in the 1990s, has repeatedly claimed he cut ties with him “long before” the financier’s arrest. But those explanations are wearing thin.

For now, the Epstein saga lives on—and thanks to questionable video edits, it just took another dark turn.