A video posted by American comedian Terrence K. Williams and retweeted by US President Donald Trump has gone viral, further triggering Russian bots to push conspiracy theories around the death of Jeffrey Epstein. Mr Williams speculates former President Bill Clinton was behind the death of the former financier who committed suicide on Saturday.
BBC reporter Laura Podesta explained: “President Trump retweeted a video of someone who is speculating if Epstein had actually died by suicide given that he may have had information on Bill Clinton.
“That retweet, last time I checked, as been viewed 4.9 million times. It’s been retweeted roughly 66,000 times.
“So I would say there is some significant reaction to that.
“But there’s also no evidence to support that conspiracy that the President is supposedly promoting.
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“Some are calling what Mr Trump did by retweeting it ‘reckless and dangerous’.
“And there is now evidence that Russian bots are pushing these conspiracies online to further divide Americans.”
The disgraced financier was being held for federal sex trafficking charges in New York when he allegedly committed suicide.
An investigation has been launched into his death after Mr Epstein had been put on suicide watch just a few weeks ago, before being found unresponsive in his cell on July 23.
Manhattan federal prosecutors had charged Epstein in July with the sex trafficking of girls as young as 14 years old and the collection of child pornography. He pled not guilty to all charges.
US Attorney General William Barr said in a statement on Saturday: “Mr Epstein’s death raises serious questions that must be answered.”
Mr Epstein was arrested on July 6 following allegations of sex trafficking at his Upper East Side mansion and his home in Palm Beach, Florida.
Some of the charges dated back to the early 2000s.
Previously Mr Epstein was living under 24-hour guard in his New York home, but last month a judge denied him bail.
The federal judge had told him prosecutors had shown by clear and convincing evidence that he would pose a danger to the community if released pending trial.
Prosecutors also said there was a high risk he would use his wealth to flee.