{"id":36258,"date":"2025-12-22T01:28:06","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:28:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=36258"},"modified":"2025-12-22T01:28:06","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T01:28:06","slug":"16-epstein-files-including-photo-of-donald-trump-disappear-from-dojs-website-shortly-after-release","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=36258","title":{"rendered":"16 Epstein Files, Including Photo of Donald Trump, Disappear from DOJ\u2019s Website Shortly After Release"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"article-subheading text-utility-300\">Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the files were removed to protect the victims<\/p><div class=\"ofboi69d77ae859ece\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.ofboi69d77ae859ece {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.ofboi69d77ae859ece {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.ofboi69d77ae859ece {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.ofboi69d77ae859ece {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.ofboi69d77ae859ece {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div id=\"mntl-article-meta-dynamic_1-0\" class=\"comp mntl-article-meta-dynamic mntl-article-meta mntl-block pre-content\" data-tracking-container=\"true\">\n<div id=\"bylines_1-0\" class=\"comp bylines people-bylines mntl-bylines text-utility-200\">\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Numerous files shared by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the investigations into sex trafficker\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/jeffrey-epstein-called-donald-trump-borderline-insane-emails-11848625\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Jeffrey Epstein<\/a>\u00a0have seemingly disappeared \u2014 including one featuring\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/people.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Donald Trump<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_4-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Thousands of files were\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/heres-how-to-see-the-epstein-files-released-11873922\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">released<\/a>\u00a0on Friday, Dec. 19, one month after the president signed the Epstein Files Transparency Act, which requires the DOJ to make all documents related to the investigations publicly available and searchable.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_5-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_6-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">A day later, at least 16 of the files were removed from the DOJ webpage, including a photograph of Trump, 79, the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/release-epstein-files-justice-department-trump-9290fcaad1cb6fcb1cbc1befabc01994\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Associated Press<\/a>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_7-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_8-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche responded to the removal during an appearance on NBC&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/meet-the-press\/video\/deputy-ag-blanche-says-doj-not-redacting-information-on-trump-in-epstein-files-full-interview-254817349628\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><em>Meet the Press<\/em><\/a>, claiming that the files were removed to protect victims.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_9-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block collapsed\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native-fluid_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native-fluid mm-ads-native \" data-right-rail-index=\"2\">\n<div id=\"mm-ads-native__adunit_1-0\" class=\"comp mm-ads-native__adunit mm-ads-gpt-dynamic-adunit mm-ads-gpt-adunit scads-to-load gpt native dynamic js-immediate-ad js-immediate-ad-loaded\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_10-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;There were a number of photographs that were pulled down after being released on Friday,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That&#8217;s because a judge in New York has ordered us to listen to any victim or victim rights group, if they have any concerns about the material that we&#8217;re putting up.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_11-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_12-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-portrait figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_1-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pYLGalWwG9IM_iLv9E0hqFg46fw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(745x599:747x601):format(webp)\/Jeffery-Epstein-122125-c0a1b442b07b42e08f20a8b4b19ed3d1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pYLGalWwG9IM_iLv9E0hqFg46fw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(745x599:747x601):format(webp)\/Jeffery-Epstein-122125-c0a1b442b07b42e08f20a8b4b19ed3d1.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"NEW YORK, NY - MAY 18: Jeffrey Epstein attends Launch of RADAR MAGAZINE at Hotel QT on May 18, 2005.\" width=\"1333\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pYLGalWwG9IM_iLv9E0hqFg46fw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(745x599:747x601):format(webp)\/Jeffery-Epstein-122125-c0a1b442b07b42e08f20a8b4b19ed3d1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/pYLGalWwG9IM_iLv9E0hqFg46fw=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(745x599:747x601):format(webp)\/Jeffery-Epstein-122125-c0a1b442b07b42e08f20a8b4b19ed3d1.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_13-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;So when we hear concerns \u2014 whether it&#8217;s photographs of women that we do not believe are victims or we didn&#8217;t have information to show that they were victims, but we learned that there are concerns, of course \u2014 we&#8217;re taking that photograph down, and we&#8217;re going to address it,&#8221; the attorney general continued.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_14-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_15-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;If we need to redact faces or other information, we will, and then we&#8217;ll put it back up. So we are, in every way, shape and form, complying with the statute,&#8221; Blanche, 51, added, before he claimed that Trump has &#8220;nothing&#8221; to hide regarding the Epstein files.<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_19-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Blanche also said during his\u00a0<em>Meet the Press<\/em>\u00a0spot, &#8220;You should not be surprised that the material that we released on Friday, or the material that we&#8217;re going to release over the next couple of weeks, is exactly what the statute requires us to release.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_20-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_21-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">When reporter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meet-the-press-host-kristen-welker-shares-infertility-surrogacy-journey-11749792\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">Kristen Welker<\/a>\u00a0asked Blanche to confirm that the files were taken down &#8220;at the direction of a judge,&#8221; specifically mentioning a removed photo that seemingly showed a desk with an open drawer that contained a photo of Trump, Blanche responded, &#8220;You can see in that photo, there&#8217;s photographs of women.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_22-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_23-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">He continued, &#8220;We learned after releasing that photograph that there were concerns about those women, and the fact that we had put that photo up. So we pulled that photo down. It has nothing to do with President Trump.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_27-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Blanche also addressed the delay in releasing the entirety of the files, stating that the statute &#8220;requires us to protect victims, and so the reason why we are still reviewing documents and still continuing our process is simply that \u2014 to protect victims.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_28-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_29-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">PEOPLE reached out to the DOJ&#8217;s Office of Public Affairs for comment on Sunday, Dec. 21, but did not receive an immediate response.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_30-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_31-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The DOJ&#8217;s release of files on Dec. 19 consisted of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/doj-releases-new-epstein-files-featuring-new-photos-but-heavily-redacted-court-documents-11853245\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">five different data sets<\/a>, containing roughly 3,900 files.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_32-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_33-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">They included a wide range of documents and photos, including a full scanned copy of the book\u00a0<em>Massage for Dummies<\/em>, a fully redacted 119-page grand jury filing and a police report in which a young woman alleged that Epstein threatened to burn down her house.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_34-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_35-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_2-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3IXX6pIgBgvffLJbu4UYkwZ3sKY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1003x555:1005x557):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-Melania-Jeffrey-Epstein-Ghislaine-Maxwell-122125-f3412fa448ab4d0aa0c266e6ee4e9af8.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3IXX6pIgBgvffLJbu4UYkwZ3sKY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1003x555:1005x557):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-Melania-Jeffrey-Epstein-Ghislaine-Maxwell-122125-f3412fa448ab4d0aa0c266e6ee4e9af8.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"From left, American real estate developer Donald Trump and his girlfriend (and future wife), former model Melania Knauss, financier (and future convicted sex offender) Jeffrey Epstein, and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell pose together at the Mar-a-Lago club, Palm Beach, Florida, \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3IXX6pIgBgvffLJbu4UYkwZ3sKY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1003x555:1005x557):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-Melania-Jeffrey-Epstein-Ghislaine-Maxwell-122125-f3412fa448ab4d0aa0c266e6ee4e9af8.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/3IXX6pIgBgvffLJbu4UYkwZ3sKY=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1003x555:1005x557):format(webp)\/Donald-Trump-Melania-Jeffrey-Epstein-Ghislaine-Maxwell-122125-f3412fa448ab4d0aa0c266e6ee4e9af8.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_2-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><span class=\"figure-article-caption-text\">Donald Trump, Melania Knauss,Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell at the Mar-a-Lago club in Florida on Feb. 12, 2000.<\/span>Davidoff Studios\/Getty<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_36-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Blanche previously announced that the DOJ\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/justice-department-rushing-to-redact-thousands-of-pages-in-jeffrey-epstein-files-before-friday-release-deadline-report-11872800\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">would not be able to release the Epstein files in full<\/a>, despite the Act&#8217;s requirement that all files be released within 30 days.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_37-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_38-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">In a post on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DAGToddBlanche\/status\/2002136486297149937?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">X<\/a>, Blanche said the department needed more time to complete redactions in the hundreds of thousands of pages of documents related to Epstein&#8217;s investigation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_39-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<figure id=\"mntl-sc-block_40-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res\">\n<div class=\"figure-media\">\n<div class=\"img-placeholder\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"mntl-sc-block-image_3-0\" class=\"mntl-image mntl-image universal-image__image lazyloadwait lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/WJWLWZ9l4Sb9uWEessCOnrrDLYg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1035x383:1037x385):format(webp)\/Todd-Blanche-122125-040d4f3a3d6d4aeb9ed71cb7b6750026.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, 4000px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/WJWLWZ9l4Sb9uWEessCOnrrDLYg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1035x383:1037x385):format(webp)\/Todd-Blanche-122125-040d4f3a3d6d4aeb9ed71cb7b6750026.jpg 4000w\" alt=\"UNITED STATES - AUGUST 11: Todd Blanche, deputy attorney general, arrives for a news conference in the White House briefing room to announce the federal government will take control of the Metropolitan Police Department and use the National Guard to fight crime in Washington, D.C., on Monday, August 11, 2025. \" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" data-src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/WJWLWZ9l4Sb9uWEessCOnrrDLYg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1035x383:1037x385):format(webp)\/Todd-Blanche-122125-040d4f3a3d6d4aeb9ed71cb7b6750026.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/WJWLWZ9l4Sb9uWEessCOnrrDLYg=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1035x383:1037x385):format(webp)\/Todd-Blanche-122125-040d4f3a3d6d4aeb9ed71cb7b6750026.jpg 4000w\" data-sizes=\"4000px\" data-expand=\"300\" data-tracking-container=\"true\" data-img-lightbox=\"true\" data-click-tracked=\"true\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption id=\"mntl-figure-caption_3-0\" class=\"comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption\"><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_42-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_43-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">&#8220;Additional responsive materials will be produced as our review continues, consistent with the law and with protections for victims,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_44-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_45-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">The files released also include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/first-batch-of-epstein-files-released-feature-photos-of-bill-clinton-michael-jackson-and-kevin-spacey-among-other-high-profile-names-11873822\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">images<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/bill-clinton\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"2\">Bill Clinton<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/kevin-spacey\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"3\">Kevin Spacey<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/michael-jackson\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"4\">Michael Jackson<\/a>\u00a0and more high-profile celebrities and political figures.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_46-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_47-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\">Epstein died in August 2019 at age 66. He was found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/crime\/jeffrey-epstein-found-injured-nyc-jail-cell\/\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"internalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\">hanging<\/a>\u00a0inside a jail cell at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City, where he was awaiting trial on federal conspiracy and sex trafficking charges. His death was ruled a suicide.<\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_48-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_49-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you or someone you know has been a victim of sexual abuse, text &#8220;STRENGTH&#8221; to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 to be connected to a certified crisis counselor.<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"mntl-sc-block_50-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block\"><\/div>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_51-0\" class=\"comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html\"><em>If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, please contact the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) or go to\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/rainn.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-component=\"link\" data-source=\"inlineLink\" data-type=\"externalLink\" data-ordinal=\"1\"><strong><em>rainn.org<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said the files were removed to protect the victims Numerous files shared by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in connection with the investigations into sex trafficker\u00a0Jeffrey Epstein\u00a0have seemingly disappeared \u2014 including one featuring\u00a0Donald Trump. 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