WASHINGTON (Gray News) - A statue of President Donald Trump holding hands with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein has appeared on the National Mall.

A plaque on the statue reads, “In honor of friendship month, we celebrate the long-standing bond between President Donald J. Trump and his closest friend Jeffrey Epstein.”

The statue was put up by a group that calls itself The Secret Handshake.

The statue comes during a push to release the Epstein files, which are documents and records having to do with the Epstein investigation and prosecution.

Trump has tried to distance himself from Epstein, stating that they had a falling out years ago.

Epstein was linked to several other celebrities and politicians, including former President Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew and former Israeli Prime M

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