More than a dozen files tied to notorious pedophile Jeffrey Epstein mysteriously vanished from the Justice Department’s website just one day after the agency released the massive, long-awaited trove of documents and photos to the public, according to reports.
At least 16 files — among thousands available Friday — were taken down with no explanation from the government, leading to criticism from Democrats on Capitol Hill.
The the missing docs included images of nude female paintings — and according to the Dems, a picture of a desk that had numerous framed photos on it and some photos piled in an open drawer.
The images that could be seen on the desk included snaps of former President Bill Clinton, pope Benedict XVI and others.
In the open draw, a previously released image showing President Trump posing at an event with Epstein, Ghislaine Maxwell and First Lady Melania Trump apparently could be seen, according to a social media post about the allegedly missing images by the Democrats on X. They said the image was “file 468.”
“What else is being covered up?” Democrats on the House Oversight Committee posted on X Saturday afternoon, along with a picture of the missing file that included the photo of Trump.
Neither Trump nor Clinton have been accused of illegal behavior involving Epstein.
“We need transparency for the American public.”
It’s unclear why the files disappeared from the federal agency’s website.
The Department of Justice did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment.
The DOJ released hundreds of thousands of documents related to the billionaire sex pest on Friday after Trump signed a bipartisan law requiring the government agency to turn over all “unclassified records, documents, communications and investigative materials.”
The trove of documents unveiled shocking, never-before-seen photos of Epstein with numerous high-profile politicians and A-list stars, such as Andrew Mountbatten Windsor — formerly Prince Andrew — Mick Jagger, Michael Jackson and more — including a half-naked Clinton.
Maxwell, Epstein’s convicted sex trafficking ex-girlfriend and madam, was also featured in thousands of photographs included in the massive document dump.
Additional documents were released Saturday, including grand jury records from the governments notorious case against the financier perv two decades ago in West Palm Beach, which eventually resulted in a controversial plea deal and a measly 18th months in jail.
Epstein died in his Manhattan jail cell in August 2019 awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges.
Public interest in the Epstein case intensified after the FBI and DOJ released a joint memo in July concluding that he committed suicide in jail and did not keep a “client list” of rich and powerful men to whom he trafficked girls as young as 14 — contrary to widespread speculation.
Despite the Friday deadline set by Congress to release the full Epstein files, the DOJ said the rest of the records will be gradually be made public.
With Post wires.
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