Removing photos from Epstein files release ‘nothing to do’ with Trump, deputy AG says

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

Deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that removing photos from Friday’s Jeffrey Epstein files release, including one of Donald Trump, has “nothing to do” with the president – and maintained the images would likely go back up after it is determined whether they need redactions.

Blanche said the 16 removals came at the request of victim advocacy groups. “We don’t have perfect information,” Blanche told NBC News’ Meet the Press on Sunday. “And so when, when we hear from victims-rights groups about this type of photograph, we pull it down and investigate.”