U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he believes high-profile associates of Jeffrey Epstein participated in his behavior, and that he may have blackmailed them.

The statue, titled “Best Friends Forever,” first appeared on September 23 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., accompanied by a plaque that read: “We celebrate the long-lasting bond between President Donald J. Trump and his ‘closest friend,’ Jeffrey Epstein .”