00:00U.S. officials under the Justice Department have denied redacting the absent files to protect President Donald Trump as criticism mounts over the censored release of documents.
00:12Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche says items from the files, including a photo of Trump, were later reinstated after review.
00:21At least 13 files from the thousands released on Friday disappeared from the Justice Department website without explanation by Saturday.
00:31In a statement on Sunday, the department said the image of Trump had been flagged by the Southern District of New York to protect victims.
00:39The image was later restored, but the other missing files have not reappeared.
00:43The Justice Department has faced backlash for failing to release the full set of documents by Friday's deadline as required by law.
00:51The files, including photos, videos and investigative material linked to the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein,
00:58were highly anticipated and have renewed scrutiny of the government's handling of the case.
01:03Trump has consistently denied any wrongdoing in connection with Epstein and has not been accused of any crimes by his victims so far.
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