During the review of archives published on the Justice Department's website, it became known that at least 16 files went missing less than a day after they were posted.
This issue has drawn attention from both Democrats and the Associated Press.
Among the missing materials were photographs showing Donald Trump with Jeffrey Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell, and Melania Trump. Also missing were images from the "massage room" in Epstein's New York mansion, where, according to the investigation, sexual crimes took place. This was reported by The New York Times.
Democratic Party representatives claim that the removal of files appears to be an attempt by the administration to conceal undesirable information.
Many of the published documents turned out to be virtually useless, as a significant portion of them was completely redacted in black. Additionally, there was outrage that Congress was promised full access to the materials by December 19, but this did not happen.
On Sunday, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that it had restored a deleted image that had been excluded from public access to the materials related to Jeffrey Epstein's investigation. The department concluded that the photograph of Donald Trump does not pose a threat to the safety of the late convicted offender's victims.
Federal prosecutors in New York noted that this image could potentially reveal the identities of Epstein's victims. Its removal on Saturday sparked a storm of accusations from Democrats of political interference in favor of the president, who had previously befriended Epstein.
“For safety reasons, the Department of Justice temporarily removed this image for further analysis,” the agency explained on the platform X. “After review, it was determined that there is no reason to believe that the photograph depicts Epstein's victims, and it has been republished unchanged.”
U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, commenting on the criticism regarding the censorship of materials related to President Trump, noted that this has nothing to do with him and referred to the rights of the victims. The Department of Justice also confirmed that the photograph of Trump was restored without editing after thorough review.
Gloria Allred, a victims' rights advocate, stated in an interview with CNN that “the system has failed the victims,” partly due to the publication of files that may have been “insufficiently redacted.”
“I noticed several names of victims that should not have been published, as the primary goal is to protect these individuals,” she told the publication.
“I am also concerned that some images of potential victims and survivors were not properly redacted. In some cases, they may depict naked women, which is unacceptable.”
In a letter sent to the Department of Justice on Sunday, one of Epstein's victims, who notified the FBI of the crimes in 2009, reported that her name was mistakenly disclosed in official documents, although she had previously not been allowed to view her FBI file.
“This contradiction is striking,” she wrote in an edited letter published on X. “The Department of Justice claims that my case requires lengthy review to determine the feasibility of making changes, yet it easily disclosed my identity as part of a mass disclosure.”
Blanche's and Allred's statements came amid criticism of the Trump administration for the partial disclosure of information on Friday when, according to legal requirements, there should have been a full disclosure.
Overall, the discussion of the publication of Justice Department materials related to Epstein, who was convicted of trafficking minors for prostitution and found dead in prison, was a major topic on Sunday talk shows. Democratic Party representatives stated that the government failed to meet its legal obligations for full disclosure of investigative documents.
“The initial publication of the documents is insufficient,” said House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from New York, on the ABC program “This Week.” “It does not meet the requirements of the law.”
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