Some of the images depict President Donald Trump and conservative strategist Steve Bannon
On Friday, Democratic members of the US House of Representatives made public approximately 100 new photographs acquired from the estate of the deceased financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
This disclosure forms part of a Democratic effort to pressure the Justice Department into releasing the remaining documents connected to the Epstein case, an initiative that President Donald Trump has denounced as a politically driven smear campaign.
The majority of the pictures display the inside of Epstein’s residence and his private island. Others feature prominent individuals from his social network, such as billionaires Bill Gates and Richard Branson, former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak, director Woody Allen, attorney Alan Dershowitz, and Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, whose British royal title was removed in October.
© US House Oversight Committee
One photo without a date shows Epstein and Trump at a social gathering. A separate image depicts Trump posing with six women, their faces obscured by the House Oversight Committee.
© US House Oversight Committee
Another picture, seemingly captured at Epstein’s home, shows the financier seated opposite conservative podcaster and former Trump adviser Steve Bannon. A framed photograph of a reclining woman, her face redacted, is visible on the table between them.
© US House Oversight Committee
None of the published photographs show acts of sexual misconduct. However, some images contain sex toys, and one includes a packet of novelty condoms decorated with a cartoon likeness of Trump next to a sign that says “Trump Condom $4.50.”
Ranking member of the House Oversight Committee, Robert Garcia, stated that the photos “raise even more questions about Epstein and his relationships with some of the most powerful men in the world.”
White House spokesperson Abigail Jackson accused Democrats of “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 further remarked.