What is document EFTA00024363?

This is an email exchange from August 10, 2019—the day Jeffrey Epstein was found dead—between his defense attorneys (Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten) and federal prosecutors. The defense team thanks prosecutors for initiating an investigation into Epstein's death and requests that the scheduled autopsy be delayed from Sunday morning to Tuesday to allow them to arrange for an independent pathologist.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Jeffrey Epstein's three defense attorneys: Michael Miller, Martin G. Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten. It also references the Attorney General (William Barr, though not named) and the prison warden who sent an attached letter about the death. Notably, the prosecutors' names are redacted throughout.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals that Epstein's defense team immediately sought to have an independent observer at the autopsy, showing their early concerns about the death's circumstances. Despite their request for a delay, the autopsy proceeded the next day on August 11. The defense team did ultimately arrange for forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to observe, and he later publicly stated the injuries were more consistent with homicide than suicide—contradicting the official ruling of suicide by hanging.

Did the defense team get their autopsy delay?

No, the autopsy proceeded as scheduled on August 11, 2019, just one day after Epstein's death. However, the defense team did manage to have celebrity forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden present to observe the procedure on behalf of the Epstein family.

What happened after this email exchange?

The autopsy was conducted on August 11 with Dr. Baden observing. On August 16, Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson ruled the death a suicide by hanging. Epstein's lawyers publicly stated they were 'not satisfied with the conclusions' and announced plans to conduct their own investigation. At an August 27 hearing, attorney Reid Weingarten told the judge the injuries were 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

What is document EFTA00024363?

This is an email exchange from August 10, 2019—the day Jeffrey Epstein was found dead—between his defense attorneys (Michael Miller, Martin Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten) and federal prosecutors. The defense team thanks prosecutors for initiating an investigation into Epstein's death and requests that the scheduled autopsy be delayed from Sunday morning to Tuesday to allow them to arrange for an independent pathologist.

Who is mentioned in this document?

The document names Jeffrey Epstein's three defense attorneys: Michael Miller, Martin G. Weinberg, and Reid Weingarten. It also references the Attorney General (William Barr, though not named) and the prison warden who sent an attached letter about the death. Notably, the prosecutors' names are redacted throughout.

What does this document reveal?

The document reveals that Epstein's defense team immediately sought to have an independent observer at the autopsy, showing their early concerns about the death's circumstances. Despite their request for a delay, the autopsy proceeded the next day on August 11. The defense team did ultimately arrange for forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to observe, and he later publicly stated the injuries were more consistent with homicide than suicide—contradicting the official ruling of suicide by hanging.

Did the defense team get their autopsy delay?

No, the autopsy proceeded as scheduled on August 11, 2019, just one day after Epstein's death. However, the defense team did manage to have celebrity forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden present to observe the procedure on behalf of the Epstein family.

What happened after this email exchange?

The autopsy was conducted on August 11 with Dr. Baden observing. On August 16, Chief Medical Examiner Barbara Sampson ruled the death a suicide by hanging. Epstein's lawyers publicly stated they were 'not satisfied with the conclusions' and announced plans to conduct their own investigation. At an August 27 hearing, attorney Reid Weingarten told the judge the injuries were 'far more consistent with assault' than suicide.

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Email exchange between Epstein's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors on August 10, 2019, the day Epstein was found dead, requesting to delay his autopsy to allow an independent pathologist to observe.

This is a high-value legal correspondence from the day Jeffrey Epstein was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center. Defense attorney Michael Miller writes to prosecutors thanking them for 'getting the wheels turning for an investigation into how he died' and urgently requests that the autopsy scheduled for the next morning be postponed until Tuesday to give the defense team time to arrange for their own pathologist to be present. The prosecutor responds noting that investigations have been initiated 'by the Attorney General himself' and promises to stay in touch.

Key Highlights

•Defense team requested autopsy delay on the day of Epstein's death to arrange independent pathologist
•Prosecutor confirms Attorney General William Barr personally initiated investigations
•Despite the short notice concern, Dr. Michael Baden was ultimately present at the autopsy the next day
•Shows immediate skepticism from defense team about circumstances of death

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From: "Miller. Michael" To: " , "Martin G. Weinberg" < , "Weingarten, Reid" Cc: ' " " 11 Subject: RE: US v Epstein Date: Sat, 10 Aug 2019 23:34:37 +0000 — Thanks for being available today and for getting the wheels turning for an investigation into how he died. On a related note, we are hearing that Jeffrey's autopsy may occur tomorrow morning. We would like to have a pathologist present for his autopsy and cannot line up someone on such short notice. Is there any way to push the autopsy off until Tuesday to give us time to do that? Mike From: Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 7:31 PM To: Miller, Michael >; Martin G. Weinberg < >; Weingarten, Reid Cc: Subject: RE: US v Epstein Mike, Marty, Reid, I just wanted to let you know that I don't expect we'll have any further updates today, and so wanted to send you a brief note to let you know that since we hadn't otherwise been in touch since earlier this afternoon. I imagine we will continue to be in contact in the coming days; meanwhile, I appreciate you being in touch today, and I hope the investigations of these events will be thorough and swift. respectfully, From: Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 14:14 To: Miller, Michael < >; Martin G. Weinberg Weingarten, Reid Cc: < )'; Subject: RE: US v Epstein 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, EFTA00024363

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From: Sent: Saturday, August 10, 2019 11:57 To: Miller, Michael < >; Martin G. Weinberg •::=E >.; 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, EFTA00024364