Administration Condemns 'Democratic Fabrication' as More Jeffrey Epstein Photos Disclosed
House Democrats have made public a additional set of what they labeled "alarming" images from the property of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The initial drop of 19 images—a portion of which have been previously circulated—along with another 70 unveiled later on Friday account for a tiny fraction of the almost 100,000 images provided 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 detention cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking crimes.
High-Profile Individuals in the Images
Included in the high-profile individuals seen in the first release are public figures including film director Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, creator of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump is featured in three of the first nineteen images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out.
White House Statement
The White House responded to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of selectively "cherry-picking" the pictures for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false storyline."
"This Democratic fabrication against President Trump has been time and again refuted," an administration official remarked, maintaining that "the current government has accomplished more for Epstein's victims than Democrats have ever done by consistently demanding transparency, making public reams of documents, and urging further investigations into Epstein's liberal connections."
Congressional Democrat Comment
The photos were disclosed devoid of explanation, but according to a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the investigative panel, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with wealthy individuals.
"Now is the occasion to end this White House cover-up and deliver justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his well-connected allies," he stated in a release.
The disclosure of these images comes as the oversight committee proceeding with its probe into the Epstein matter.