White House Denounces 'Democrat Fabrication' as Additional Jeffrey Epstein Photos Made Public
Democratic lawmakers have made public a additional set of what they labeled "alarming" photographs from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, including among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The opening batch of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been seen before—plus another 70 unveiled later on Friday represent a minuscule portion of the almost 100,000 images released to the House investigative panel, which is probing the conduct and connections 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 offenses.
Notable Figures in the Photos
Featured among the notable figures visible in the initial batch are well-known figures such as movie maker Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin conglomerate.
Donald Trump is pictured in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are blacked out.
White House Reaction
The White House reacted to the release in a statement, charging Democrats of purposefully "choosing" the pictures for electoral motives and to "seek to establish a false storyline."
"That partisan falsehood against President Trump has been repeatedly debunked," a presidential representative stated, maintaining that "the Trump administration has accomplished more for Epstein's survivors than Democrats have at any point by repeatedly calling for openness, making public numerous documents of records, and urging more inquiries into Epstein's Democrat friends."
Congressional Democrat Comment
The photographs were released without context, but as stated by a Democratic representative from California and ranking member of the oversight committee, they elicit additional doubts about Epstein's associations with the rich and powerful.
"The moment has come to halt this White House concealment and bring justice to the survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and his powerful friends," he stated in a statement.
The release of these materials coincides with the oversight committee continuing its investigation into the affair.