What is document EFTA00019765?

This is an email chain from August 10, 2019, documenting real-time communications between Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys—Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten—on the day he was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The emails show the legal team receiving official notification from the prison and seeking information about the circumstances of his death.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Jeffrey Epstein's three primary defense attorneys: Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten, and Michael Miller. It also references Attorney General William Barr, who initiated investigations into the death. The 'Harry Reid' entity appears to be a mis-identification of 'Reid Weingarten' in the document metadata.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides a contemporaneous record of how Epstein's legal team was informed of his death and the immediate chaos that followed. It shows that multiple investigations, including one initiated by the Attorney General himself, were launched within hours of the death. The lawyers express concern about whether Epstein was being properly observed and note they had not yet received information about the cause of death—concerns that would later become central to their public statements questioning the official suicide ruling.

Why is this document significant?

This email chain is significant because it captures the earliest moments after Epstein's death from his lawyers' perspective. It shows the legal team was already asking about observation protocols and cause of death within hours of the incident—the same issues that would lead them to later publicly express 'significant doubts' about the suicide ruling and claim the evidence was 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

What is document EFTA00019765?

This is an email chain from August 10, 2019, documenting real-time communications between Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys—Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten—on the day he was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. The emails show the legal team receiving official notification from the prison and seeking information about the circumstances of his death.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Jeffrey Epstein's three primary defense attorneys: Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten, and Michael Miller. It also references Attorney General William Barr, who initiated investigations into the death. The 'Harry Reid' entity appears to be a mis-identification of 'Reid Weingarten' in the document metadata.

What does this document reveal?

The document provides a contemporaneous record of how Epstein's legal team was informed of his death and the immediate chaos that followed. It shows that multiple investigations, including one initiated by the Attorney General himself, were launched within hours of the death. The lawyers express concern about whether Epstein was being properly observed and note they had not yet received information about the cause of death—concerns that would later become central to their public statements questioning the official suicide ruling.

Why is this document significant?

This email chain is significant because it captures the earliest moments after Epstein's death from his lawyers' perspective. It shows the legal team was already asking about observation protocols and cause of death within hours of the incident—the same issues that would lead them to later publicly express 'significant doubts' about the suicide ruling and claim the evidence was 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

EFTA00019765

Internal email chain from Jeffrey Epstein's defense attorneys on August 10, 2019—the day of his death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center—documenting real-time communications between his legal team and the Bureau of Prisons.

This document captures urgent communications between Epstein's defense lawyers—Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten—on the morning of August 10, 2019, immediately after Epstein was found dead in his cell. The emails show the legal team receiving official notification from the prison warden, referencing the Attorney General's initiation of investigations, and the lawyers' efforts to obtain information about the apparent cause of death and whether Epstein was being observed at the time. This is a high-value document providing a contemporaneous record of how Epstein's lawyers learned of his death and the immediate federal response.

Key Highlights

•Real-time documentation of Epstein's defense team being notified of his death on August 10, 2019
•Confirms Attorney General William Barr personally initiated investigations into the death
•Shows lawyers seeking information about observation protocols and cause of death
•References attached letter from the MCC warden and official BOP press release
•Key defense attorneys Martin Weinberg, Reid Weingarten, and Michael Miller all copied on communications

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Filthy Rich: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

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Relentless Pursuit: My Fight for the Victims of Jeffrey Epstein

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From: "Miller, Michael" To: "- Cc: "Martin G. Weinbe Subject: Re: US v Epstein Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 18:16:27 +0000 Thank you M . Mike Sent from my iPhone On Aug 10, 2019, at 2:14 PM, ) < > wrote: Following up on the below, wanted to make sure the attached letter from the Warden immediately got to Mike as well (in addition to Marty and Reid having been copied and emailed). As the letter indicates, there are now investigations ongoing, including as initiated by the Attorney General himself. Separately, we have not received additional information on topics such as the apparent cause of death, the status of observation of Mr. Epstein at the time, etc., but we will continue to be in touch immediately if that changes. thank you, From: Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 11:57 To: Miller, Michael (fl ; Martin G. Weinberg <->; Weingarten, Reid Cc: >; Subject: Re: US v Epstein Mike, Marty, Reid, Following up on my conversations with Mike and Marty this morning, and my discussion with Mike moments ago, attached is a press release just sent to us (and I believe also issued publicly) some minutes ago. It represents all the information we have from BOP so far, but of course if we are successful in our continuing efforts to get additional information we will pass it along immediately. Separately, we can tell you that the reports that an FBI investigation into the death has been initiated are accurate, and I fully expect that investigation to be extremely rigorous. As always please don't hesitate to reach out to us directly at any time if that would be useful. thank you, <mItC634.pdf> EFTA00019765