Todd Blanche says removal of images has ‘nothing to do’ with the president, and removal of 16 photos came at request of victim advocacy groups – key US politics stories from Sunday 21 December at a glance

Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, says release of files won’t include full set, prompting outrage from lawmakers

Long-awaited tranche of documents is heavily redacted but viewable files include images of Epstein with figures such as Bill Clinton and Michael Jackson – key US politics stories…

The Justice Department did not say why the files were removed or whether their disappearance was intentional.

A missing photo shows a desk displaying a large assortment of framed pictures and other items. Among them is a picture showing President Donald Trump's face.

Justice department hit with legal threats after authorities release limited, heavily redacted trove of files in apparent violation of Epstein Transparency Act. Key US politics…

Todd Blanche said it's "laughable" the Justice Department would pull anything because of Trump.

Todd Blanche says 16 removals came at request of victim advocacy groups and says images would likely go back up

Nach Veröffentlichung der Epstein-Akten löscht das US-Justizministerium überraschend Dateien. Fotos hätten mögliche Opfer gezeigt, heißt es zur Begründung. Nun ist ein Bild mit…

More than a dozen Epstein files vanished from the DOJ database on Dec. 20, raising further questions over the handling of the Epstein file release.

Todd Blanche said it's "laughable" the Justice Department would pull anything because of Trump.

The photos were among the thousands of documents made public on Friday. By Saturday they had disappeared with no explanation or notice.

The Department of Justice faces criticism for not releasing all of the Epstein files on Friday, despite a law signed by President Donald Trump requiring it.

Todd Blanche says removal of images has ‘nothing to do’ with the president, and removal of 16 photos came at request of victim advocacy groups – key US politics stories from…

The Justice Department reinstates a Trump photo in Epstein files after determining no victims are depicted, following prior removal concerns.

The photo shows an open table drawer with at least two images of Trump. One of the images appears to show the now-president hanging out with the late sex predator and his…

A photo in the latest batch of Justice Department files related to sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein showed a table drawer with photos of Trump inside.

Survivors of Epstein’s alleged sexual abuse called the DOJ’s handling of its files on him ‘alarming’