Materials in Epstein case with Trump's photo disappeared from US DOJ website
At least 16 files that were made public the day before have disappeared from the official page of the US Department of Justice with documents on the case of financier Jeffrey Epstein. Among them were photographs of the interiors of Epstein's estates, images of paintings with naked women and a photo in which Donald Trump, Epstein himself, Melania Trump and Hyslene Maxwell are seen in a drawer next to other photographs. This was written by The Public with reference to Apnews.com.
The materials became unavailable less than 24 hours after they appeared on the site. The US Department of Justice did not explain the reasons for the disappearance of the files and did not inform the public about their removal. At the same time, the department said that the documents and photos will continue to be reviewed and redacted in accordance with the law for reasons of caution.
The disappearance of the files has sparked a wave of online speculation and new accusations of a lack of transparency. Democrats on the House Oversight Committee publicly questioned what else might have been hidden and called for full disclosure.
The scandal has intensified criticism of the first wave of documents released, which numbered tens of thousands of pages but did not provide fundamentally new answers. The publications are missing key materials, including FBI interviews with victims and internal DOJ memos on the decision not to bring serious charges against Epstein in 2000. There is also little mention of some of the influential people who have been linked to Epstein for years.
The agency says the documents will be released gradually, explaining the delays by the need to conceal the victims' personal data. However, victims and lawmakers believe that instead of the final point of a long struggle for openness, society has only received the beginning of a new period of waiting and doubt.
