The Trump administration really said "transparency for thee, not for me." Trump's Department of Justice was caught quietly deleting 16 files from its Friday release of Epstein documents—including a photograph found in Jeffrey Epstein's desk drawer showing Trump smiling alongside Melania, Epstein, and convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

WHAT'S GOING ON: The files were posted Friday, then scrubbed with zero explanation or public notice. House Oversight Democrats called it out on X, tagging Attorney General Pam Bondi and demanding answers: "Is this true? What else is being covered up? We need transparency for the American public."

The deleted materials also included photographs of paintings featuring nude women. Meanwhile, the documents that remained were so heavily redacted they might as well have been printed on black construction paper.

BUT BUT BUT: Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told ABC News Friday there's "no effort to hold anything back because there's the name Donald J. Trump." He insisted they're not redacting famous names associated with Epstein. And yet—somehow—Trump appeared in exactly zero of the released photographs, while the dump was stuffed with images of Bill Clinton and various celebrities.

OF COURSE, just one week earlier, the Epstein estate released photos showing Trump partying with Epstein and anonymous women. But those didn't make the DOJ cut. (SURPRISE.)

WHY IT MATTERS: If the DOJ deliberately deleted Trump's image, it's not just sketchy—it's potentially illegal. The Epstein Files Transparency Act requires the release of these materials and mandates the DOJ report to Congress on what's being withheld.

House Oversight Democrats Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin issued a joint statement declaring: "Donald Trump and the Department of Justice are now violating federal law as they continue covering up the facts and the evidence about Jeffrey Epstein's decades-long, billion-dollar, international sex trafficking ring."

BOTTOM LINE: Democratic Rep. Ro Khanna, who sponsored the transparency legislation with Republican Rep. Thomas Massie, is now drafting articles of impeachment against Bondi.

Trump and Epstein were friends for years, photographed together multiple times—but apparently the DOJ thinks we'll just forget that if they delete the evidence. The DOJ did not respond to requests for comment, which tells you everything you need to know.

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Yesterday we asked: Why is Trump not in the Epstein files? 100% of you believe “He scrubbed them - a clear cover up.” Not a single person thought Trump isn’t in them.

Twoasps said: “Why would anyone expect him to be honest NOW??? The whole thing is a coverup on his part, with the compliance from his DOJ and congress.”

Blackowl said: “Please. How stupid does he think we are. Don't we already have enough to get the entire circus put in prison yet?????”

Ohyess said: “I saw this coming from the time the files were discovered. That man is a snake, among other unmentionables! The whole administration are accessories to his crimes.”

We agree with all of you!

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