A photo of Donald Trump smiling while surrounded by young women. Jeffrey Epstein standing beside filmmaker Woody Allen. A signed photograph from former President Bill Clinton smiling with Epstein.
These are all part of 19 newly released photos from Epstein’s estate, announced by House Democrats Friday.
They feature heavyweight celebrities and political figures like Microsoft founder Bill Gates, former White House adviser Steve Bannon, Epstein’s former lawyer Alan Dershowitz and others.
This is the latest dump of documents amid heightened anticipation for the Justice Department to release its Epstein files next week.
Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee took to social media to announce they received 95,000 new photos from the late sex trafficker and financier’s estate.
“These disturbing photos raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world. We will not rest until the American people get the truth,” said California Rep. Robert Garcia, ranking Democrat on the committee.
Epstein, convicted of soliciting underage girls for sex and charged with sex trafficking at the time he committed suicide in August 2019, was a Trump friend before the two had a falling out in 2004, years before Epstein was arrested.
The president has denied any wrongdoing, refuting having any knowledge of Epstein’s abuse of girls and women while they were friends.
The Republican-led Oversight Committee criticized Democrats for the release, accusing them of “cherry-picking photos” to create a “false narrative” about the president.
“Democrats’ hoax against President Trump has been completely debunked. Nothing in the documents we’ve received shows any wrongdoing,” a spokesperson said in a statement. “It is shameful Rep. Garcia and Democrats continue to put politics above justice for the survivors.”
While the dates, locations and context of the material are publicly unknown, many powerful men are seen with Epstein: former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers; Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, previously known as Prince Andrew of Britain; and British entrepreneur Richard Branson.
“Images also include thousands of photographs of women and Epstein properties,” a statement from Democrats on the House Oversight Committee said. “Committee Democrats are reviewing the full set of photos and will continue to release photos to the public in the days and weeks ahead. Committee Democrats are committed to protecting the identities of the survivors.”
Some of the photos aren’t of people, but of sex toys. One photo shows numerous such devices piled together, while another shows a sign that reads “Trump Condom.”
In November, the committee released more than 20,000 pages of documents from the Epstein estate. Some appeared similar to what was previously published by Project Veritas founder James O’Keefe.
Some of the people in recently released photos with Epstein faced heavy public scrutiny.
Mr. Summers, the former president of Harvard University, stepped down from public roles after his name was found in Epstein-related document releases and is being investigated by his alma mater. The former Prince Andrew had his title stripped from him.
The Trump administration previously stonewalled pressure to release investigative files related to Epstein before the president signed a law mandating their release by the Department of Justice after Congress overwhelmingly passed it. The deadline for their release is Dec. 19.
