Justice Department accused of briefly removing image of Trump's Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick from released Epstein

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Source: The Independent

Thursday 26 February 2026 23:58 EST


The Department of Justice appears to have briefly deleted a photo of Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick from its website, which was published last month as part of the Epstein files. The photo apparently depicts Lutnick alongside Jeffrey Epstein and three other men on Little Saint James — the late sex offender's private island in the Caribbean, which Lutnick previously admitted to visiting in 2012.

According to the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine, the picture appeared on the DOJ’s website on January 31. It was also saved by Jmail, a browser-based tool that allows users to explore the Epstein files.

But, on Thursday, Jmail and several news outlets reported that the link to the photo displayed a “Page not found” message, indicating it had been removed. When accessed by The Independent late on Thursday evening, the link appeared to be working again.

A DOJ spokesperson did not deny that Lutnick — a Wall Street billionaire turned influential administration official — was in the photo.

Read more: https://www.the-independent.com/news/world/americas/us-politics/howard-lutnick-photo-removed-epstein-files-trump-b2928617.html

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1. Surely not another mistaken deletes ?

Must of been the toddler with the crayons making a mess..