The New York City medical examiner and the Justice Department Inspector General ruled that Epstein’s death was a suicide by hanging. After initially being suspicious, then-Attorney General William Barr said what happened was “a perfect storm of screw-ups” after both the FBI and Justice Department conducted their probes into Epstein’s death.

Accused human trafficker Jeffrey Epstein’s 2019 death was, in fact, a suicide, according to two top FBI officials in President Donald Trump's administration. FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino were asked about Epstein’s death on Fox News program “Sunday Morning Futures.

FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Director Dan Bongino have confirmed that Jeffrey Epstein’s death in 2019 was a suicide, countering conspiracy theories that have persisted since his death.