White House Denounces 'Democratic Fabrication' as Further Jeffrey Epstein Images Released
House Democrats have published a additional set of what they termed "disturbing" pictures from the property of adjudicated sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, featuring among others Donald Trump, Bill Clinton, and former British royal Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor.
The first release of 19 photographs—a portion of which have been seen before—combined with another 70 released later on Friday represent a minuscule portion of the approximately 100,000 images handed over to the House investigative panel, which is examining the conduct and connections of Epstein.
The disgraced financier died by an apparent self-inflicted death in a New York prison cell in 2019 after being charged with sex-trafficking offenses.
High-Profile Individuals in the Photos
Featured among the notable figures shown in the opening set are public figures featuring film director Woody Allen; Microsoft founder Bill Gates; and Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin conglomerate.
Donald Trump appears in three of the initial 19 images. In one, he is pictured with six women, whose faces are obscured.
White House Statement
The White House addressed the release in a official comment, accusing Democrats of selectively "hand-picking" the images for political purposes and to "try and create a false account."
"The Democrat hoax against President Trump has been consistently disproven," an administration official remarked, insisting that "the current government has achieved more for Epstein's victims than Democrats ever have by frequently urging openness, disclosing numerous documents of records, and urging additional probes into Epstein's Democrat friends."
Congressional Democrat Remarks
The images were released without context, but according to a Democratic representative from California and senior member of the investigative panel, they raise more questions about Epstein's connections to wealthy individuals.
"It is time to end this White House cover-up and secure justice to the victims of Jeffrey Epstein and his well-connected allies," he declared in a statement.
The disclosure of these materials comes as the oversight committee pressing on with its probe into the affair.