This is an email exchange between Epstein's defense attorneys and federal prosecutors on August 15-16, 2019, in which the defense team requested access to surveillance video of Epstein's jail cell from the night of his death.

This document captures a significant moment in the aftermath of Jeffrey Epstein's death on August 10, 2019. Attorneys Martin Weinberg and Reid Weingarten, Epstein's criminal defense lawyers, reached out to federal prosecutors requesting to view surveillance footage from the Metropolitan Correctional Center showing Epstein's cell and the hallway leading to it between midnight and 7 AM on August 10, 2019—the hours surrounding his death. The government's response, sent the following day, declined to share this information, citing the ongoing investigation. This request foreshadowed the defense team's public statements questioning the official suicide ruling and their calls for an independent investigation.

Key Highlights

• •Defense attorneys formally requested jail surveillance video just 5 days after Epstein's death
• •The request specifically covered midnight to 7 AM on August 10, 2019—the critical window before his body was discovered at 6:30 AM
• •Federal prosecutors refused to provide the footage, citing the ongoing investigation
• •The defense team stated they had 'the approval of the attorney for his Estate' to make this request
• •This document provides evidence of early skepticism from Epstein's own lawyers about the circumstances of his death

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