White House Denounces 'Democratic Fabrication' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Images Disclosed
House Democrats have released a new tranche of what they described as "troubling" images from the property of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The opening batch of 19 images—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 issued later on Friday account for a tiny fraction of the approximately 100,000 images provided to the House oversight committee, which is examining the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The shamed investor died by apparent suicide in a New York detention cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking offenses.
Notable Figures in the Images
Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the first release are public figures including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin business group.
Donald Trump appears in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are blacked out.
Administration Response
The White House reacted to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the pictures for electoral motives and to "try and create a false narrative."
"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been time and again refuted," a presidential representative said, insisting that "the Trump administration has done more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have ever done by consistently demanding openness, disclosing thousands of pages of records, and calling for additional probes into Epstein's Democrat friends."
Panel Member Comment
The images were published lacking captions, but according to a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they raise more questions about Epstein's connections to affluent people.
"The moment has come to stop this White House cover-up and bring justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he said in a statement.
The release of these documents coincides with the House panel proceeding with its probe into the Epstein case.
