New Delhi, Dec. 22 -- A day after reports claimed that over a dozen files related to disgraced financier and convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein had 'vanished' from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) website, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche defended the move to take down the photos.

Over the weekend, several media outlets, including New York Post, had reported that around 15 to 16 photos that had initially been uploaded on Friday had been deleted by the DOJ.

Reports also claimed that one of the deleted photos-'file 468'-showed an open drawer with a printed picture of President Donald Trump, sparking speculation that the DOJ was covering up evidence and trying to protect POTUS.

However, Blanche on Sunday dismissed the speculation, ...