Administration Decries 'Democratic Hoax' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Photographs Disclosed
House Democrats have made public a additional set of what they labeled "disturbing" pictures from the estate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 images—some of which have been seen before—along with another 70 issued later on Friday account for a small number of the almost 100,000 images released to the House oversight committee, which is examining the actions and ties of Epstein.
The shamed investor died by apparent suicide in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking offenses.
High-Profile Individuals in the Images
Featured among the high-profile individuals seen in the opening set are well-known figures including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump appears in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are redacted.
White House Response
The White House addressed the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of selectively "choosing" the images for electoral motives and to "try and create a false account."
"This Democratic fabrication against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official stated, asserting that "the current government has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by repeatedly calling for disclosure, making public reams of documents, and calling for further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections."
Congressional Democrat Comment
The images were published lacking captions, but per a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they prompt further inquiries about Epstein's associations with affluent people.
"It is time to stop this White House concealment and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his influential associates," he declared in a comment.
The publication of these images coincides with the oversight committee continuing its inquiry into the Epstein matter.
