Leaked Hot Mic: Robach Epstein Comments
From: ABC News / Project VeritasTo: Public
Hot Mic LeakRobach FrustrationThree Years Earlier
ABC NEWS CONTROVERSY — AMY ROBACH HOT MIC FOOTAGE
Date: November 5, 2019 (leaked)
Original Story: Killed in 2015
Leaked footage showed ABC News anchor Amy Robach expressing frustration that a story about Jeffrey Epstein was killed by the network in 2015.
KEY STATEMENTS:
- Robach stated she had the story "for three years"
- Claimed the interview with Virginia Giuffre was credible and corroborated
- Expressed frustration that the network did not air the story
- Referenced pressure from "the palace" (British Royal connections)
- Said Epstein story could have been reported years earlier
ABC NEWS RESPONSE:
- ABC stated the story did not meet editorial standards at the time
- Denied external pressure influenced the decision
- The incident raised questions about media gatekeeping
The controversy highlighted broader questions about why major media outlets did not more aggressively cover the Epstein story despite available evidence.
Source: News reports
Available at: https://www.justice.gov/epstein
The Epstein Case in 2019
The year 2019 was the most consequential in the Epstein case. In July, Epstein was arrested by the FBI on federal sex trafficking charges in the Southern District of New York. He was found dead in his cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center on August 10, 2019, in a death ruled a suicide by the medical examiner but disputed by independent pathologist Dr. Michael Baden. The documents from 2019 are among the most extensive in the archive, including the indictment, bail hearing transcripts, autopsy reports, Bureau of Prisons records, and the beginning of the Maxwell investigation.
All 2019 documents in the timeline →