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DOJ Office of Inspector General

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Dec 5, 2025
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Were there discrepancies between the autopsy report and independent forensic reviews of Epstein's death?

The official New York City medical examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging after an autopsy conducted August 11, 2019; the autopsy was attended by a pathologist hired by Epstein’s ...

Jan 18, 2026
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What did the DOJ Office of Inspector General specifically recommend about FBI handling of informants before Jan. 6?

The DOJ Office of Inspector General (OIG) concluded that the FBI had usable reporting from confidential human sources (CHSs) before and during January 6, 2021, but failed to take at least one basic st...

Dec 7, 2025
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What were the conclusions of the DOJ and FBI investigations into Epstein’s death and were any policy changes implemented?

The Department of Justice and FBI issued a July 7, 2025 memo concluding investigators found no evidence that Jeffrey Epstein was murdered, that he maintained an “incriminating ‘client list’,” or that ...

Jan 19, 2026

What was the FBI's involvement in investigating the January 6 Capitol riot?

The FBI led and remains central to the criminal investigation of the January 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol, identifying and charging more than a thousand defendants and cultivating a massive tro...

Jan 16, 2026

What remedies or oversight mechanisms exist if the DOJ is found to have violated disclosure or redaction requirements?

If the Department of Justice improperly discloses non‑public material or misapplies redactions, affected parties and external overseers have a cluster of remedies: internal administrative discipline a...

Dec 20, 2025

What specific errors and protocol violations did the Bureau of Prisons and MCC staff commit surrounding Epstein’s death?

Jeffrey Epstein’s death was preceded and followed by a cascade of specific, documented errors and protocol violations by Metropolitan Correctional Center staff and the Bureau of Prisons: staff failed ...

Nov 25, 2025

What did the Department of Justice and FBI conclude after investigating Epstein's death, and were their findings contested?

The Department of Justice and the FBI concluded in a July 2025 memorandum that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide in 2019 and that investigators found no “incriminating ‘client list’” or credible evidenc...

Nov 25, 2025

Have any autopsy revisions, forensic reports, or expert opinions contradicted the initial coroner's ruling on Epstein?

Available reporting shows no official reversal of the New York City medical examiner’s August 2019 ruling that Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide; the FBI and Department of Justice (DOJ) later concluded ...