against the civil in the united states, it s into trump. we heard that men were breathing a sigh of relief when epstein died, so can they be exposed at some point? yes and no, in the sense that epstein can t cooperate with the government but at the same time now that epstein is gone the attorney general said in so many words we re still looking to hold someone liable. so maybe when epstein was alive as a high profile defendant, the government was primarily interested in him. now that he s gone, the government says someone has to pay. so even those in his periphery, his circle may still be concerned and the government seized a lot of evidence from his mansion on the upper east side. who knows who that implicates? that evidence lives on even if the creator of that evidence epstein is no longer with us. all right, danny cevallos, thanks so much. good to see you. mika?
in the wake of accused sex trafficker jeffrey epstein s suicide. barr announced yesterday the acting director hugh hurwitz will be demoted to assistant director of the re-entry services division. dr. kathleen hawk sawyer who led the prison bureau from 1992 to 2003 will become the new director. the move comes nine days after epstein was found dead in his cell at the metropolitan correctional center in manhattan. the facility s warden has been temporarily re-assigned and the two guards tasked with watching epstein have been placed on leave while the fbi and doj investigate the conditions that led to epstein s suicide. meanwhile, nbc news has obtained new documents that show epstein signed a new will just days before he was found dead in his cell. the documents were filed in the u.s. virgin islands. they show an estate worth more than half a billion dollars, but the final amount has yet to be determined. the will states epstein s fortune will go into a trust which according to documents w
pressing question is why. next hour attorney general bill barr, who is infuriated about all of this will speak publicly for the first time since the news of epstein s death. barr said he was appalled when he heard about it. he directed inspector to join the fbi to find out what happened. while the criminal case against epstein is over, the investigation into those around him, that will continue. live at the metropolitan center, what strikes me so much, poll okay, this is a jail, a facility so used to holding high-profile inmates like epstein. reporter: so that really does beg the question, poppy, about how epstein or why epstein was provided that opportunity to do what he did and take his life over the weekend. though the results weren t made public, we understand the autopsy was performed over the weekend. we also understand one of epstein s representatives, had an opportunity to actually be
pro prpry tees how epstein dealt with his money. yes he came out last week saying the financial information was news to everybody. he cut ties with epstein in 2007. he alleges there was a miss appropriation of funds there. is a money trail of money flowing through foundations. i think harvard university got $2 million from jeffery epstein. maybe give that back, give that back to the victims. it s just a suggestion. these powerful men, apparently epstein had parties at his estate he owned victoria secrets. yes and shopping malls and the like. i think a lot of rich people decided he is my pal, my friend, my party guy and i will protect him. that s what happened unfortunately with the labor
who apparently reported lade is livid over how this could have happened. what can you tell us? reporter: we ve got pretty strong and swift reaction from the attorney general barr. he said that i want to read part of the statement he released. mr. epstein s death raises serious questions that must be answered. in addition to the fbi s investigation, i have consulted with the inspector general who is opening an investigation into the circumstances of mr. epstein s death. so barr coming out saying that not only is there going to be that fbi investigation that polo mentioned, but there s also going to be an inspector general investigation to determine how epstein was able to kill himself in one of the most strict and heavily surveilled jails in new york city and in the federal system. this is the same prison that housed el chapo, the mexican drug lord. it s a place that s known for its security. there are big questions today of how epstein was able to kill