The National Park Service removed a statue of President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein holding hands from the National Mall early Wednesday morning, a day after it was placed there.

“The statue was removed because it was not compliant with the permit issued,” Interior Department spokeswoman Elizabeth Peace said in an email. She did not respond to follow-up questions about how or why the statue was not in compliance or if the department had provided the required 24-hour written notice before revoking the permit.

The 12-foot-tall statue, spray-painted bronze and titled “Best Friends Forever,” depicted Trump and Epstein holding hands and each with one foot raised behind them. A plaque at the base of the installation read, “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Tru

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