Justice Department Tries to Redact Trump’s Face in Epstein Files Photo

The Department of Justice made a lame attempt to cover up Donald Trump’s face in a photo in the latest trove of Jeffery Epstein files. 

The photo appears to be of Trump making a speech at an event, which former Trump adviser Steve Bannon sent in a text message to Epstein in 2019. A small portion of Trump’s head, including his ear, are still visible next to a black box covering the rest of his face. 

Why attempt to cover up this photo? On its own, it doesn’t incriminate Trump in any of Epstein’s crimes, and previous file releases have already established that Bannon and Epstein had a long correspondence. It seems as though it was an attempt to conceal Trump, although he is still identifiable underneath the black box.  The rest of the files contain multiple references to Trump, his Mar-a-Lago estate, and his family members. It also contains interviews with Epstein’s victims, some of whom refer to the president. 

The government has only released half of its total Epstein records despite being required by law to release all unclassified files by six weeks ago. Trump continues to deny a close relationship with the convicted sex trafficker, despite mountains of evidence to the contrary. It seems that the DOJ and Attorney General Pam Bondi are assisting the president in trying to minimize the obvious.