🔗 Share this article White House Condemns 'Democratic Hoax' as Additional Epstein Estate Photographs Released House Democrats have released a fresh batch of what they labeled "troubling" images from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The opening batch of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 released later on Friday constitute a tiny fraction of the almost 100,000 images released to the House investigative panel, which is probing the actions and ties of Epstein. The fallen money manager was a victim of apparent suicide in a New York jail cell in 2019 after being indicted on sex-trafficking crimes. High-Profile Individuals in the Images Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the opening set are public figures featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin conglomerate. Donald Trump is pictured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out. Administration Response The White House reacted to the release in a statement, accusing Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the photographs for political purposes and to "seek to establish a false narrative." "That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," a White House spokesperson said, maintaining that "the current government has achieved more for Epstein's victims than Democrats ever have by consistently demanding openness, making public thousands of pages of papers, and demanding further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections." Democratic Lawmaker Statement The photos were disclosed devoid of explanation, but as stated by a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with wealthy individuals. "Now is the occasion to halt this White House obfuscation and secure justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he said in a comment. The release of these materials occurs alongside the House panel pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.
House Democrats have released a fresh batch of what they labeled "troubling" images from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. The opening batch of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 released later on Friday constitute a tiny fraction of the almost 100,000 images released to the House investigative panel, which is probing the actions and ties of Epstein. The fallen money manager was a victim of apparent suicide in a New York jail cell in 2019 after being indicted on sex-trafficking crimes. High-Profile Individuals in the Images Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the opening set are public figures featuring movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin conglomerate. Donald Trump is pictured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out. Administration Response The White House reacted to the release in a statement, accusing Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the photographs for political purposes and to "seek to establish a false narrative." "That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been consistently disproven," a White House spokesperson said, maintaining that "the current government has achieved more for Epstein's victims than Democrats ever have by consistently demanding openness, making public thousands of pages of papers, and demanding further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections." Democratic Lawmaker Statement The photos were disclosed devoid of explanation, but as stated by a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with wealthy individuals. "Now is the occasion to halt this White House obfuscation and secure justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he said in a comment. The release of these materials occurs alongside the House panel pressing on with its inquiry into the Epstein case.