Epstein's Alleged Suicide Note: Release Demanded After New Details Reported
Lawmakers and federal prosecutors are urging the Department of Justice to release a purported suicide note written by Jeffrey Epstein, which was allegedly found by his cellmate in 2019 and later sealed in a courthouse. The note, said to have been discovered after an earlier suicide attempt, has not been reviewed by the DOJ and remains under seal in connection with the cellmate's criminal case. Calls for transparency have intensified, with officials arguing the document could shed light on Epstein's state of mind before his death.
- ▪Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi urged Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to release Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note, citing the need for transparency.
- ▪The note was allegedly found by Epstein's cellmate, Nicholas Tartaglione, after an unresponsive incident in July 2019 and later sealed in connection with Tartaglione's criminal case.
- ▪Federal prosecutors petitioned Judge Kenneth Karas to unseal the note, arguing that public statements by Tartaglione may have waived the need for continued secrecy.
- ▪The Department of Justice confirmed it had not reviewed the note as recently as last week, despite producing nearly 3 million pages of related records.
- ▪A two-page chart in the DOJ's Epstein files references the note's discovery by Tartaglione between July 23 and July 27, 2019.
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By Joshua Rhett MillerChief Investigative ReporterShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Lawmakers and federal prosecutors are calling on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to release Jeffrey Epstein's purported suicide note, insisting that "transparency is vital" in his high-profile 2019 death.Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, a Democrat from Illinois, urged Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche in a letter on Monday to coordinate with a federal judge to allow the note attributed to the late sex offender to be "immediately reviewed" and released publicly."Recent reporting indicates that this note was discovered by Mr.
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