Mark Epstein made a dramatic exit during a live phone interview with Piers Morgan this week, abruptly hanging up after being asked whether he cares about the victims of his late brother, Jeffrey Epstein.
The tense moment unfolded when Morgan directly asked, “But you care about the victims of your brother, I presume?” Mark Epstein immediately shut down the line of questioning. “These are the questions I don’t get into. Have a good day,” he said before disconnecting the call without further explanation. Morgan, clearly caught off guard, adjusted his earpiece and responded on air, “Okay, well, extraordinary. Not a difficult question to answer.”
The exchange came after Mark reiterated his long-held belief that Jeffrey Epstein did not die by suicide in federal custody in 2019. At the time of his death, Jeffrey Epstein was awaiting trial on federal sex trafficking charges. “I’m just concerned that my brother—whoever and whatever he was—was murdered,” Mark said during the interview. “That’s my concern.”
The interview aired amid renewed public scrutiny following the Justice Department’s recent release of an additional batch of Epstein-related documents. Attorney General Pam Bondi confirmed that the DOJ had turned over all materials required under federal law, totaling approximately 3.5 million files. The document dump has reignited political and public debate, with former President Donald Trump stating earlier this month that the files “absolve” him of wrongdoing. Among the records was an FBI report noting that Trump thanked Florida authorities in 2006 for investigating Epstein and encouraged them to focus on Ghislaine Maxwell.
The fallout from the document release has been intense. Over the weekend, a 21-year-old man reportedly breached the perimeter at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago property while armed with a shotgun. According to TMZ, the suspect was allegedly fixated on the Epstein files and believed there was a government cover-up. He was fatally shot by Secret Service agents.
During his brief appearance with Morgan, Mark Epstein made it clear he wants no part in discussing the newly released materials. He said he was not close with his brother and has no interest in revisiting the case. “I no longer answer questions about the contents of the files,” he stated. “To be frank, I really don’t care about them.”
