“The US Department of Justice has announced that a photo of US President Donald Trump, removed from the published “Epstein files”, has been returned to the online database.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
Source: CNN citing the US Department of Justice
Details: The photo disappeared from the website on Saturday. In a statement released Sunday on the X Network, the Justice Department said it had been removed while the agency investigated victim protection information.
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According to the Southern District of New York, the photo with Trump was marked as something that could be used by Trump “for possible further action to protect the victims.”
“As a precaution, the Ministry of Justice has temporarily removed the photo pending further review,” the statement said.
Also, the US Department of Justice added: “After review, it was determined that there was no evidence that the photo captured Epstein’s victims, and it was published without any changes or editing.”
What preceded: Less than a day after publication, at least 16 files related to Jeffrey Epstein, including a photo with US President Donald Trump, disappeared from the website of the US Department of Justice.
Prehistory:
- The bill, which requires the US Department of Justice to make public all the materials of the investigation into the late billionaire Jeffrey Epstein, has been approved by the US Congress.
- Trump announced that he had signed a bill requiring the Department of Justice to release all of its files related to the Jeffrey Epstein case.
- We will remind: Epstein committed suicide in a prison cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on charges of sex trafficking to minors.
- In recent months, Epstein’s case has gained special political weight in the United States, when evidence of a possible close relationship between the deceased and Donald Trump, which he publicly denies, appeared.
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