Democrats release new photos from Epstein estate
US House Democrats released around 100 new photos obtained from the estate of the late disgraced financier and sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Friday.
The latest batch is part of a Democratic push to force the Justice Department to release the remaining files related to the Epstein case, which President Donald Trump has condemned as a politically motivated campaign to slander him.
Most of the images show the interior of Epstein’s home and his private island, while others depict high-profile members of his social circle, including billionaires Bill Gates and Richard Branson, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, filmmaker Woody Allen, lawyer Alan Dershowitz, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, who was stripped of his UK royal title in October.
One undated photo shows Epstein and Trump together at a social event, while another shows Trump posing with six women whose faces were redacted by the House Oversight Committee.
One image, apparently taken at Epstein’s home, shows the financier sitting across a table from conservative podcaster and former Trump strategist Steve Bannon. On the table is a framed picture of what appears to be a lying woman, whose face was redacted.
None of the released photos depict sexual misconduct, although some show sex toys, and one features a pack of novelty condoms illustrated with a caricature of Trump, alongside a sign reading “Trump Condom $4.50.”
Ranking House Oversight Committee member Robert Garcia said the photos “raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.”
White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson said Democrats were “selectively releasing cherry-picked photos with random redactions to try and create a false narrative.”
“The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked, and the Trump administration has done more for Epstein’s victims than Democrats ever have by repeatedly calling for transparency, releasing thousands of pages of documents, and urging further investigations into Epstein’s Democrat friends,” Jackson added.
