Administration Decries 'Democratic Hoax' as Additional Epstein Estate Photos Disclosed
Democratic lawmakers have published a additional set of what they termed "troubling" pictures from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 images—a portion of which have been previously circulated—plus another 70 unveiled later on Friday represent a tiny fraction of the nearly 100,000 images provided to the House oversight committee, which is probing the conduct and connections of Epstein.
The disgraced financier was a victim of apparent suicide in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking offenses.
Prominent Personalities in the Images
Among the prominent personalities visible in the first release are celebrities featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft creator Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump is featured in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are obscured.
White House Response
The White House reacted to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "hand-picking" the images for partisan aims and to "attempt to fabricate a false storyline."
"This Democratic fabrication against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official said, maintaining that "the current government has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats ever have by frequently urging openness, releasing thousands of pages of records, and demanding further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections."
Congressional Democrat Statement
The photos were published without context, but per a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they raise more questions about Epstein's associations with affluent people.
"Now is the occasion to stop this White House concealment and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he said in a release.
The release of these documents comes as the House panel continuing its inquiry into the affair.
