An email exchange from August 2019 in which Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten request access to surveillance footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center showing Epstein's jail cell and hallway during the hours surrounding his death.

This document is a chain of internal DOJ/SDNY emails dated August 15-16, 2019, just days after Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his jail cell at the MCC. Epstein's former criminal defense attorneys—Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten, and Michael Miller—reached out to federal prosecutors requesting to view surveillance video from midnight to 7 AM on August 10, 2019, the morning Epstein was found dead. The prosecutors internally discussed how to respond and ultimately declined to share the footage, stating they could not provide that information "at this time." This request came as the attorneys publicly expressed skepticism about the suicide ruling and announced plans for an independent investigation into Epstein's death.

Key Highlights

• •Epstein's defense attorneys formally requested access to jail surveillance video within days of his death
• •The request specifically sought footage from midnight to 7 AM on August 10, 2019—the critical hours before Epstein was found dead
• •Federal prosecutors declined the request, stating they could not share the information 'at this time'
• •This document shows the immediate efforts by Epstein's legal team to investigate the circumstances of his death
• •The video request became highly significant when it was later revealed that most MCC cameras in Epstein's area were not recording due to malfunctioning hard drives

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