🔗 Share this article White House Decries 'Democratic Hoax' as Additional Epstein Estate Images Released Democratic lawmakers have released a additional set of what they described as "troubling" pictures from the estate of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The first release of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been previously circulated—plus another 70 issued later on Friday constitute a small number of the nearly 100,000 images handed over to the House oversight committee, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein. The disgraced financier died by an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking offenses. High-Profile Individuals in the Photos Included in the notable figures visible in the opening set are well-known figures including movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin business group. Donald Trump appears in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are redacted. Administration Statement The White House addressed the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the photographs for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false storyline." "That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official said, maintaining that "the Trump administration has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by consistently demanding disclosure, releasing reams of records, and calling for more inquiries into Epstein's liberal connections." Panel Member Remarks The photographs were released without context, but per a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with the rich and powerful. "It is time to halt this White House cover-up and deliver justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he declared in a release. The release of these materials occurs alongside the oversight committee pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.
Democratic lawmakers have released a additional set of what they described as "troubling" pictures from the estate of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The first release of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been previously circulated—plus another 70 issued later on Friday constitute a small number of the nearly 100,000 images handed over to the House oversight committee, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein. The disgraced financier died by an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking offenses. High-Profile Individuals in the Photos Included in the notable figures visible in the opening set are well-known figures including movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin business group. Donald Trump appears in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are redacted. Administration Statement The White House addressed the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the photographs for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false storyline." "That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official said, maintaining that "the Trump administration has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by consistently demanding disclosure, releasing reams of records, and calling for more inquiries into Epstein's liberal connections." Panel Member Remarks The photographs were released without context, but per a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with the rich and powerful. "It is time to halt this White House cover-up and deliver justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he declared in a release. The release of these materials occurs alongside the oversight committee pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.