White House Denounces 'Democrat Fabrication' as Further Epstein Estate Photos Disclosed
Democratic lawmakers have released a additional set of what they described as "troubling" photographs from the property of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 photographs—some of which have been seen before—along with another 70 issued later on Friday constitute a small number of the nearly 100,000 images released to the House investigative panel, which is examining the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The disgraced financier died by apparent suicide in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking offenses.
High-Profile Individuals in the Images
Included in the prominent personalities seen in the first release are celebrities including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin business group.
Donald Trump is featured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are redacted.
White House Response
The White House reacted to the release in a official comment, alleging Democrats of selectively "cherry-picking" the photographs for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false account."
"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been consistently disproven," a White House spokesperson remarked, asserting that "the current government has accomplished more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have at any point by repeatedly calling for transparency, releasing thousands of pages of papers, and calling for additional probes into Epstein's Democrat friends."
Panel Member Statement
The images were published without context, but according to a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the oversight committee, they raise more questions about Epstein's associations with wealthy individuals.
"Now is the occasion to end this White House concealment and secure justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his well-connected allies," he declared in a release.
The release of these documents comes as the oversight committee proceeding with its probe into the Epstein matter.