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12 feet tall statue of the President donald trump and pedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein Hand-holding has once again resurfaced in Washington DC after being taken down by federal authorities twice already.
statue, which attracted national attention after being removed from National MallIt has surfaced once again, this time outside the Busboys & Poets restaurant in the U Street corridor.
It comes as the White House struggles to deal with the release by lawmakers of thousands of messages from Epstein’s estate, including emails between the financier and his partner-in-crime Ghislaine Maxwell that mention the president by name.
Trump did not send or receive any emails and has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
“Like Trump’s name in the Epstein email dump, we stuck our heads out to say unannounced hello,” explained The Secret Handshake, the group behind the piece. The Daily Beast Thursday.
The piece, titled “Best Friends Forever”, first appeared on the mall on September 23, accompanied by a plaque that read: “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘best friend.’ Jeffrey Epstein,
The statue was allowed to remain on the property until September 28, but was removed a day after its installation. Interior Department told Washington Post Park officials removed the statue because it “did not conform with the issued permit”, but they did not elaborate.
Less than a week later, it returned to the mall after D.C.-based venue manager Carol Fleischer applied for another permit on behalf of the artists, according to the outlet.
The statue first appeared as the Trump administration faces ongoing demands for greater transparency over the investigation of Epstein, who died by suicide in 2019 while in custody on charges of trafficking and abusing young girls. Epstein’s death in custody has been ruled a suicide.
The issue came to a head over the summer when the Trump administration said no further disclosures would be made on the matter.
Since then, lawmakers have subpoenaed and released some documents from Epstein’s estate. Justice Department officials also released the transcript of an interview in July with Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for helping him abuse girls.
on wednesday This was revealed in a series of emails released by the House Epstein told maxwell That Trump “spent hours” with one of the disgraced financier’s victims at his home. Another message sent by Epstein to author Michael Wolff said Trump “knew about girls,” suggesting the president was more aware of convicted sex offenders. history of abuse Compared to before.
Following the release, administration officials reportedly held private meetings in the White House Situation Room to discuss how to handle the controversy.
Publicly, the president and the White House have tried to downplay the emails, with both Trump and White House press secretary Carolyn Leavitt calling the latest release a “hoax.” “It is clear that this is yet another hoax by the Democrats + Mainstream Media, driven by fake outrage, to distract from the President’s victory.” wrote X on Thursday.