The protest artwork had been placed on the east side of the mall near the U.S. Capitol building Tuesday, and there was a permit for it to remain until Sunday.

The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.

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