Trump’s attorney general Pam Bondi addresses reason behind missing minute in Epstein footage amid conspiracy theories

The attorney general Pam Bondi has had to address new conspiracy theories that have emerged following a video released by the FBI that they say proves Jeffrey Epstein killed himself.

Earlier this week, the FBI and the Department of Justice reiterated that there was no evidence that the disgraced Jeffrey Epstein was murdered. They also insisted that he did not have a ‘client list’ to blackmail wealthy and/or powerful individuals.

Both groups released video footage of Epstein being walked to his cell as well as footage that they say indicates he killed himself.

The footage was from around 10.40pm on Aug. 9, 2019, when Epstein was locked in his cell, and around 6.30am the next day, when he was found unresponsive.

However, eagle-eyed viewers have spread more conspiracy theories when it was noticed that one minute from the recording was missing.

Donald Trump’s attorney general Pam Bondi addressed this and attempted to give an explanation as to why there was a missing minute from the CCTV footage from outside of Epstein’s prison cell.

Pam Bondi has struggled to convince people online with her explanation for the missing minute (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Speaking in a cabinet meeting she said: “The video was not conclusive, but the evidence prior to it was showing he committed suicide.

“And what was on that — there was a minute that was off the counter, and what we learned from the Bureau of Prisons is every night they redo that video. … So, every night the video is reset, and every night should have the same minute missing.

“So we’re looking for that video to release that as well to show that a minute is missing every night. And that’s it on Epstein.”

Unfortunately, this hasn’t exactly quelled the talk of there being a wider conspiracy on social media.

Reddit users reacting to the comments from Bondi dismissed her explanation and insisted they didn’t believe her.

One user commented: “She really thought she had a good excuse, didn’t she? F*** these people are embarrassing.”

Another commented: “They probably had a meeting and brainstormed this. They pushed all 3 of their collective neurons to the center of the room, rubbed them together and this is what they got.”

Trump has made it clear he is tired of talking about Jeffrey Epstein (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

With a third adding: “It sounds like a detail right out of an Oceans-like heist thriller movie. ‘At exactly 12:34 AM, the tapes change and so we have a one minute window’ It’s just not credible.”

While another joked: “We are less than 6 months in. Lol. They are going to completely and totally disintegrate in front of our eyes.”

Trump has also remarked that he is tired of speaking about Epstein, as he made clear in a recent interview.

At a meeting yesterday (July 8) when asked about the FBI release he said: “Are you still talking about Jeffrey Epstein?

"This guy has been talked about for years... we have Texas, we have this, we have all of the things... and are people still talking about this guy? This creep? That is unbelievable.”