White House Denounces 'Democratic Fabrication' as Further Epstein Estate Photographs Made Public
Democratic lawmakers have released a additional set of what they termed "troubling" photographs from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including notably Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 images—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 released later on Friday represent a small number of the approximately 100,000 images provided to the House oversight committee, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The disgraced financier was a victim of apparent suicide in a New York detention cell in 2019 after being accused of sex-trafficking crimes.
High-Profile Individuals in the Photos
Featured among the prominent personalities shown in the first release are celebrities including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump appears in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out.
White House Reaction
The White House addressed the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of purposefully "cherry-picking" the photographs for political purposes and to "try and create a false account."
"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked," a White House spokesperson remarked, insisting that "this presidency has done more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats ever have by repeatedly calling for disclosure, making public reams of documents, and urging further investigations into Epstein's Democrat friends."
Democratic Lawmaker Statement
The photos were published lacking captions, but per a California Democrat and ranking member of the oversight committee, they prompt further inquiries about Epstein's associations with affluent people.
"It is time to end this White House obfuscation and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he stated in a release.
The release of these materials coincides with the House panel continuing its inquiry into the Epstein case.
