Overview
- FBI correspondence released in late January confirms agents authorized erasing evidence item 1B60, the master MCC surveillance recording, on June 25, 2024, with case‑closure concurrence noted on August 26, 2024.
- With the master gone, agents re‑created the footage in May 2025 by screen‑capturing NiceVision files, producing an uncaptured span from 11:58:58 to 12:00 that appeared as a missing minute in the public release.
- The DOJ/FBI issued a nearly 11‑hour silent video in mid‑2025 that included the 62‑second gap, intensifying scrutiny after earlier assurances that original footage would be shown.
- Attorney General Pam Bondi publicly cited a nightly system reset to explain the gap, a theory internal notes describe as unverified and outside experts told CBS News was implausible.
- FBI documents outline editing steps that trimmed screen‑capture padding and corrected aspect ratio, and Congress later released the full minute in September 2025 showing no notable activity.