The federal government removed a statue from the National Mall in Washington D.C. that showed President Donald Trump and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein holding hands.

The 12-foot statue by anonymous artists was installed on 3rd Street SW, just west of the U.S. Capitol, early Tuesday. The figures painted bronze had messages that quoted the lewd note Trump is accused of writing for a book celebrating Epstein’s 50th birthday.

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“In Honor of Friendship Month, we celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein,” one plaque said.

Trump denies having anything to do with the 2003 "birthday book."

The Department of the Interior told News4: “The stat

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