Democratic lawmakers have published a new tranche of what they labeled "disturbing" images from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others 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 unveiled later on Friday constitute a minuscule portion of the approximately 100,000 images handed over to the House investigative panel, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The shamed investor died by apparent suicide in a New York detention cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking crimes.
Featured among the prominent personalities visible in the initial batch are well-known figures featuring film director Woody Allen; Microsoft creator Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, originator of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump appears in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is photographed with six women, whose faces are obscured.
The White House reacted to the release in a statement, alleging Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the images for partisan aims and to "try and create a false storyline."
"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been time and again refuted," an administration official stated, asserting that "this presidency has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats ever have by consistently demanding disclosure, making public numerous documents of documents, and urging more inquiries into Epstein's Democrat friends."
The images were disclosed without context, but per a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the oversight committee, they raise more questions about Epstein's connections to affluent people.
"Now is the occasion to stop this White House cover-up and deliver justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his influential associates," he said in a statement.
The publication of these documents occurs alongside the oversight committee continuing its inquiry into the Epstein matter.
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