A protest artwork showing statues resembling Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein striking the famous Titanic pose has appeared on Washington DC’s National Mall, drawing attention amid renewed scrutiny over Epstein-related files.
A controversial protest artwork featuring figures resembling Donald Trump and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein has appeared at a major park in Washington, DC, attracting widespread public attention.
The installation, reportedly created by an anonymous artist collective called Secret Handshake, depicts statues of Trump and Epstein recreating the famous “Titanic” pose made popular by the 1997 film Titanic. The artwork was quietly placed earlier this week at the National Mall without any official announcement.
The protest piece emerges at a time when Trump is again facing political scrutiny over past links to Epstein, the late financier who was accused of operating a large-scale sex trafficking network involving underage girls.
The latest installation follows other provocative displays in the US capital referencing Epstein’s powerful connections. Recently, an artwork titled “Jeffrey Epstein Walk of Shame” appeared in Farragut Square. The display mimicked the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame and featured names of public figures reportedly connected to Epstein.
Earlier in September, another installation titled “Best Friends Forever” appeared on the National Mall. That artwork showed spray-painted bronze statues of Trump and Epstein holding hands and was also attributed to the Secret Handshake collective.
Meanwhile, the United States Department of Justice recently released additional records from the Federal Bureau of Investigation summarising interviews conducted in 2019 with an unidentified woman during the Epstein investigation.
According to the documents, the woman alleged that Trump attempted to force her to perform oral sex after Epstein introduced her to him in New York or New Jersey in the 1980s, when she said she was between 13 and 15 years old. FBI agents reportedly interviewed the woman four times in 2019.
The Justice Department had previously released only a summary of one interview in which the woman accused Epstein of molesting her as a teenager. The newly disclosed records include the additional allegation involving Trump.
However, White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt dismissed the claims, calling them completely baseless accusations lacking credible evidence. The Justice Department also cautioned that some of the records contain unverified or sensational claims, and the allegations could not be independently confirmed.
The release of the documents has intensified political debate in Washington. Members of Congress have raised questions about how the government handled records related to the Epstein investigation.
A committee in the United States House of Representatives has voted to subpoena Attorney General Pam Bondi to question her about the disclosure and handling of the files.
Trump has repeatedly said his association with Epstein ended in the mid-2000s and that he was unaware of any abuse. Epstein died in jail in 2019 while awaiting trial on federal sex-trafficking charges, leaving many questions about his powerful network unanswered.
Source : India Today
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