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Deputy US attorney general Todd Blanche said on Sunday that removing photos from the Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> files release, including one of Donald Trump, had \u201cnothing to do\u201d with the president, as the justice department restored an image<\/a> it had removed a day earlier that included within it a photo of Trump.<\/p>\n

The US justice department said on Sunday it restored the image after concluding that the photograph posed no risk of public exposure to victims of the late convicted sex offender. Its unexplained removal on Saturday triggered a chorus of accusations from Democrats of political interference in favor of the president, a former friend<\/a> of Epstein.<\/p>\n

Blanche said a total of 16 removals had come at the request of victim advocacy groups. Blanche maintained that an investigation into the photos was ongoing and that images would likely go back up after it was determined whether they needed redactions.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe don\u2019t have perfect information,\u201d Blanche told NBC News\u2019 Meet the Press on Sunday.<\/a> \u201cAnd so when, when we hear from victims-rights groups about this type of photograph, we pull it down and investigate.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The ‘system has failed the survivors’, says victims’ rights advocate<\/h2>\n

Victims\u2019 rights advocate Gloria Allred told CNN<\/a> on Saturday that the \u201csystem has failed the survivors\u201d, including with the release of files that may have been \u201cunder-redacted\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cI saw a number of survivors\u2019 names which should never have been published, because the whole point is to protect the survivors,\u201d she told the outlet.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe other concern I have also has to do with the images of some of the potential victims and survivors, that some of those images were not redacted, should have been redacted, and in some cases, the images may be of women unclothed. And that is completely unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Sister of Epstein victim reported him in 1996, but FBI failed to investigate, files reveal<\/h2>\n

While Donald Trump\u2019s justice department did not deliver<\/a> on a legal requirement to disclose all Jeffrey Epstein-related files by Friday, one document in an otherwise underwhelming disclosure lifted the veil on authorities\u2019 inaction \u2013 and its dire consequences for dozens of teen girls.<\/p>\n

That document is an FBI<\/a> report from Maria Farmer, a painter who worked for Epstein around 1996.<\/p>\n

Farmer, whose sister Annie Farmer was abused<\/a> by Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell at age 16, told authorities in 1996 that the late financier \u201cstole\u201d nude images of her siblings.<\/p>\n

Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The DoJ failed to comply with Epstein files law \u2013\u00a0can Congress do anything?<\/h2>\n

Multiple Congress members have threatened legal action<\/a> after Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s justice department failed on Friday to release all documents related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein<\/a> as required by law.<\/p>\n

Several attorneys told the Guardian that those making the legal threats do have tools with which to try to follow through. But there\u2019s a major obstacle: those with legal authority in this case are the ones accused of failing to follow the law.<\/p>\n

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US Coast Guard pursuing another oil tanker off coast of Venezuela<\/h2>\n

US Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela<\/a>, according to Reuters, marking the second such action over the weekend \u2013 and the third within the past week.<\/p>\n

One official indicated that the tanker is subject to sanctions. The officials, who requested anonymity, did not disclose the precise location of the pursuit.<\/p>\n

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Gripes and infighting on display at Turning Point gathering<\/h2>\n

Turning Point USA\u2019s first annual gathering since its leader Charlie Kirk was shot and killed on a college campus has made headlines for public infighting as the stars of Maga conservatism hashed out its future direction. Kirk\u2019s widow Erika said it \u201cfeels like a Thanksgiving dinner where your family\u2019s hashing out the family business.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Louisiana nursing student speaks out during her six-month ICE detention<\/h2>\n

A recent graduate of the LSU Health New Orleans School of Nursing, who has been held in an ICE<\/a> processing center for the past six months, has spoken of her hopelessness following her arrest.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only thing now that I want is my freedom back,\u201d Palacios told Nola.com<\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t want to be enclosed in a space where everything is controlled. I have no power to do anything. I feel hopeless all the time. And nothing is moving to help me.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened Saturday 20 December 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n