White House Decries 'Democrat Hoax' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Photographs Made Public
Democratic lawmakers have released a fresh batch of what they labeled "alarming" pictures from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, depicting among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and ex-UK prince Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The opening batch of 19 imagesāa portion of which have been previously circulatedāplus another 70 unveiled later on Friday represent a tiny fraction of the almost 100,000 images released to the House oversight committee, which is probing the behavior and associations of Epstein.
The fallen money manager was a victim of apparent suicide in a New York detention cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking crimes.
Notable Figures in the Images
Featured among the high-profile individuals seen in the initial batch are celebrities featuring film director Woody Allen; Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin empire.
Donald Trump appears in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is seen with six women, whose faces are blacked out.
White House Response
The White House reacted to the release in a official comment, alleging Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the photographs for political purposes and to "try and create a false storyline."
"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been time and again refuted," a presidential representative said, maintaining that "the current government has done more for Epstein's victims than Democrats ever have by repeatedly calling for disclosure, disclosing reams of documents, and demanding more inquiries into Epstein's liberal connections."
Congressional Democrat Remarks
The images were disclosed lacking captions, but per a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they raise more questions about Epstein's associations with affluent people.
"Now is the occasion to stop this White House concealment and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his well-connected allies," he declared in a statement.
The release of these documents coincides with the oversight committee continuing its investigation into the Epstein matter.