Good afternoon. I have some important updates regarding the Epstein files. First, I caught the Department of Justice deleting a photograph from it’s first production of Epstein files, one that includes Donald Trump. Second, there is a second, smaller batch of Epstein documents released today that I want to talk about. I will not stop working until I get through all of the files and get to the truth. Subscribe to support my work today.
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Earlier today, I noticed something that many others have since confirmed: overnight, the Department of Justice quietly removed one of the only publicly accessible photographs of Donald Trump contained in the Epstein document archive—identified as File 468. Until recently, the file was active on the Department’s website. It showed a photograph of Trump located inside Jeffrey Epstein’s desk drawer.
As of today, the link is broken and the image has been scrubbed entirely from the DOJ’s public records. This removal has now been confirmed by the House Oversight Committee.
The central question is simple and unavoidable: why was this photograph removed at all? The image was not newly released, not classified, and not previously undisclosed. Photos of Trump among items found in Epstein’s desk had already been public. If the material was not sensitive enough to require protection before, what justification exists now for erasing it from the official record?
That question becomes even more pressing in light of additional disclosures.
This afternoon, I finished reviewing a newly released batch of Epstein-related documents. In total, two additional sets of records were released by the Justice Department on Saturday, adding to the growing trove of files already made public.
These releases include grand jury transcripts and court documents tied to prior cases involving Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell. Among the materials is what appears to be a 2019 grand jury presentation containing over a dozen handwritten messages left for Epstein.
Several of these messages reference women being “available” or inquire whether they are available. Two focus explicitly on whether a woman can “work.” Another appears to be from a young woman attempting to speak with Epstein about college. Yet another message includes a note requesting that Epstein “please call her.”
One message is particularly notable: it indicates that Donald Trump called Jeffrey Epstein. The call time is recorded as 5:18. No date is listed, and no explanation is provided for the call.
On Friday, the Justice Department released thousands of new Epstein-related records, but according to CBS News, at least 550 pages are completely redacted.
The newly released files contain photographs of prominent figures within Epstein’s social circle, images from his properties, and investigative records describing disturbing allegations against the late sex offender. However, the scope and severity of the redactions have drawn bipartisan criticism.
Democrats and Republicans alike have questioned why so much material remains obscured, while the Department of Justice continues to defend its handling of the disclosures.
The removal of File 468—combined with sweeping redactions across hundreds of pages—undermines public confidence in the transparency of this process. When material that was already public is suddenly erased without explanation, it raises legitimate concerns about selective disclosure and political sensitivity.
If accountability is truly the goal, then the standard must be consistent—regardless of whose name appears in the documents.
Silence, deletions, and redactions only deepen suspicion. Transparency requires answers.