India, Dec. 21 -- At least 16 files disappeared from the US Justice Department's public webpage hosting records related to late financier Jeffrey Epstein less than a day after they were released, including one containing a photograph showing President Donald Trump, prompting questions and demands for an explanation from Democratic lawmakers.

The missing files, which were available on Friday but no longer accessible by Saturday, included images of paintings depicting nude women and photographs stored inside drawers and along a credenza.

One image showed a photograph of Trump alongside Epstein, Melania Trump and Epstein's longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Justice Department did not provide any public notice or explanation for the...