The claim comes amid a massive scandal regarding nearly 11 hours of footage released earlier this month by the Justice Department and FBI, which included a one-minute jump in the time code just before midnight on August 9-10, 2019.

CBS News reported, citing an unnamed "government source," that the agencies have video "that does not cut from just before 11:59 p.m. to midnight of the night Epstein died by suicide in his cell."

CBS reports:

What is unclear is why that section was missing when the FBI released what it said was raw footage from inside the Special Housing Unit the night Epstein died, Aug. 9-10, 2019. The recording came from what officials said was the only relevant video camera that was recording its footage in the unit. This video has been cited by multiple government officials as a key piece of evidence in the determination that Epstein died by suicide.

Epstein's death, as with many aspects of his high-profile sex trafficking case, has become fodder for conspiracy theories. The missing minute added to the conjecture after the release of the video, when news organizations and amateur sleuths who reviewed the video quickly noticed that onscreen jump in the time stamp.

Epstein's death was ruled a suicide by hanging by the medical examiner, though it has fueled widespread skepticism due to his connections to high-profile figures and the circumstances surrounding his incarceration.

The released video, described by the FBI as "raw footage" from the only relevant camera in the Special Housing Unit, has been a focal point in debates over the official account.

Attorney General Pam Bondi addressed the issue during a cabinet meeting with President Trump earlier this month, attributing the gap to a routine nightly reset of the video system.