House Democrats release series of photos from estate Jeffrey Epstein On Friday, some included Donald Trump, Bill Clinton and the former Prince Andrew.
The 19 photos released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee are just a few of the more than 95,000 photos they have received from the Epstein Estate Committee. Died in New York jail cell in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. The photos released Friday are separate from the case files currently being handled by the Justice Department. forced to releasebut expectations are growing as the Trump administration faces a deadline next week Epstein Files This has been the source of conspiracy theories and speculation for years.
The photos, posted without captions or context, included a black-and-white photo of Trump and six women with their faces blacked out.
Rep. Robert Garcia, the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, would not say whether the women in the photos were victims of abuse, but added, “Our commitment from day one has been to remove any photos and information that could cause any harm to any victim.”
White House press secretary Abigail Jackson accused Democrats of “selectively releasing carefully selected photos that were randomly edited in an attempt to create a false narrative” and called it part of “the Democratic hoax against President Trump.”
Many photos have been circulated to the public. Democrats have pledged to continue releasing the photos in the coming days and weeks as they look to pressure Trump over the Republican administration’s earlier refusal to release documents from the Epstein investigation. Garcia said his staff has reviewed about a quarter of the photos received from Epstein’s estate, including photos sent to him or in his possession.
“Donald Trump now needs to release these documents to the American public so that the truth comes out and we can truly get some sense of justice for the survivors,” Garcia added.
trump card, were close friends Epstein’s wife said she parted ways with him long before he faced sex trafficking charges. Clinton also downplayed his relationship with Epstein, admitting that he traveled on Epstein’s private jet but saying through a spokesman that he knew nothing about the late financier’s crimes. Clinton also has never been accused of wrongdoing by any of Epstein’s known victims. However, Republicans on House committees are urging him and Hillary Clinton to testify in the investigation.
A spokesman for the Republican-controlled committee also said there was nothing in the documents received by the committee that showed “any wrongdoing” by Trump.
Andrew lost royal titles and privileges This year, new revelations emerged about his ties to Epstein, although he has denied wrongdoing.
The photos released also include those of right-wing politician Steven Bannon, billionaires Richard Branson and Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen, former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and law professor Alan Dershowitz. The men have denied any wrongdoing with Epstein, who included many high-profile figures in his circle of friends.
in an earlier Emails between Summers and Epstein releasedSummers later resigned from his Harvard faculty position and faced other repercussions for his standing in academia.
Allen faces accusations from his adopted daughter Dylan Farrow that he molested her as a child. He denies the accusations.
However, some lawmakers believe that if the Justice Department releases the full case file, other high-level figures could be involved in Epstein’s abuse.
Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., who was instrumental in passing a bill requiring the public release of the documents, said it was a good sign that the Justice Department had sought to Grand jury materials released by multiple courts.
“The grand jury material is only a small portion of what the Department of Justice needs to release because the FBI and the Department of Justice may have evidence that they choose not to present to the grand jury because the evidence they have would implicate someone other than Epstein or Maxwell,” he said.