According to media reports, at least 16 files are from the file published on Friday Data set on the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein subsequently deleted. There is also a photo of the US President Donald Trump can be seen. The first version of the dataset released by the US Department of Justice still included the photo along with the other files that are now missing.
There was initially no explanation as to why the data record was changed. The US Democrats criticized the government’s actions. “What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public,” said a post by the party on Platform X.
In the apparently deleted recording, you can see a sideboard with several photos. One of the photos is older and shows the current US President Donald Trump with his wife Melania accompanied by Epstein and his long-time confidant Ghislaine Maxwell. Former US President
Bill Clinton can be seen in another picture.
In addition to the photo that Democrats say is missing, the newer version also no longer includes certain shots of a room with a massage table. Images of paintings depicting naked women were also removed.
Democratic and Republican politicians had has previously criticized the fact that the US Department of Justice only released part of the Epstein files – with extensive redactions. There is growing concern among Republicans that the move could reduce the party’s chances of victory in the midterm elections. “The heavily redacted disclosures of the Epstein documents further fuel the controversy,” said Republican strategist Brian Darling. “This remains a political risk for all Republicans in battleground districts as they prepare for the midterm elections.”
The US government rejects criticism of its actions. A spokeswoman said with a view to the Publication of thousands of files on the Epstein casethe current US administration is the most transparent in the country’s history.
